Spanish king’s son-in-law subpoenaed in criminal probe

A JUDGE subpoenaed the son-in-law of Spain’s King Juan Carlos to testify as a suspect in a corruption case, deepening a public relations nightmare for the royal family at a time of acute economic crisis.

The case surrounding Inaki Urdangarin, husband of the king’s daughter Cristina, has been front-page news for weeks. But it went a step further yesterday, when Judge Jose Castro on the island of Mallorca, named Urdangarin as a formal suspect in a criminal probe.

The Balearic Islands Superior Court of Justice said Urdangarin has been called to testify in Palma on February 6. The one-page document did not mention allegations.