Overview
- The singer’s lawyer, José Antonio Choclán, has filed to join the pre‑procedural phase, requested access to the file, and asked the Audiencia Nacional to archive the matter on jurisdictional grounds under Article 23 of the Judiciary Law.
- The defense argues alleged acts occurred in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas in 2021, the complainants are foreign, and any case should be brought where the events were purportedly committed.
- The Fiscalía has opened confidential pre‑procedural diligences and plans to take statements from the two complainants as protected witnesses before deciding whether to move to a formal investigation.
- The complaint, submitted on January 5 with support from Women’s Link Worldwide, alleges human trafficking for forced labor and servitude, sexual offenses including harassment and aggression, injuries, and workers’ rights violations.
- Julio Iglesias denies the accusations publicly, while friends and public figures voice support for him and government officials say they give credibility to the complainants and stress that the matter belongs to the courts.