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Spanish Prosecutors Reject Julio Iglesias’s Bid To Halt Case, Deny Early Access to Probe

The pretrial inquiry remains under secrecy to determine whether the Audiencia Nacional is competent to hear the complaint.

Overview

  • The Fiscalía de la Audiencia Nacional informed Iglesias’s lawyer it will not archive the file and will not admit his personation at this stage.
  • Prosecutors clarified the current phase is confined to a jurisdictional assessment rather than a fact‑finding investigation.
  • The complaint, filed on January 5 by Women’s Link Worldwide, alleges human trafficking for forced labor and servitude, sexual offenses including harassment and assault, injuries, and labor‑rights violations.
  • The alleged incidents date to 2021 at properties in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas, and prosecutors plan to take the complainants’ statements as protected witnesses.
  • Iglesias has publicly denied the accusations as “absolutely false,” while his defense challenges Spanish jurisdiction under Article 23 of the LOPJ and cites reputational harm.