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Former Valencia official says King Emeritus pressed Barberá to back Urdangarín events

Mayren Beneyto claims Juan Carlos I asked Rita Barberá to support Iñaki Urdangarín's Valencia Summit, which later faced trial.

Sources: Levante-EMV, El Día de Canarias, La Opinión de A Coruña3 sources ↓|· 1 min read

KEY POINTS

  • Mayren Beneyto revealed King Emeritus Juan Carlos I asked Rita Barberá to support Urdangarín's events
  • The claim was made on the TV program "Salvados: La alcaldesa"
  • Valencia Summit events led to judicial proceedings
  • Former Balearic president Jaume Matas was convicted in the Mallorca case
  • Five Valencian officials were acquitted in the Palma trial

Former Valencia culture councilor Mayren Beneyto stated on the program "Salvados: La alcaldesa" that King Emeritus Juan Carlos I personally asked then-mayor Rita Barberá to support events organized by Iñaki Urdangarín.

The "Valencia Summit" events ended up in court, paralleling a similar case in Mallorca but with different outcomes. In the Balearic Islands, former regional president Jaume Matas was convicted.

“It is the King Emeritus who asks Rita Barberá to support Urdangarín's events”

— Mayren Beneyto, former Valencia culture councilor

In contrast, five high-ranking Valencian officials tried in Palma were acquitted of all charges related to the Valencia Summit.

The revelation adds to ongoing scrutiny of the former king's involvement in business dealings linked to his son-in-law Urdangarín, who was previously convicted in the Nóos corruption case.

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