In a 15-page document accessed by EFE, Julio Iglesias's lawyer, José Antonio Choclán, argues that Spanish courts 'lack jurisdiction (and by extension the Prosecutor's Office of the National Court) to ascertain the facts alleged.' He points out that the accusers are not Spanish nationals and are not minors, and that the singer has his habitual residence in the Dominican Republic, where the alleged incidents took place. He contends that, in any case, the complaint should have been filed in the Dominican Republic. For this reason, the Prosecutor's Office 'must declare, without further ado, the lack of Spanish jurisdiction to hear the facts alleged, immediately archive the pre-procedural investigation proceedings, and stop the media campaign that has been launched, causing grave reputational damage.' The lawyer for Julio Iglesias has asked the Prosecutor's Office of the National Court to dismiss the secret pre-procedural proceedings investigating a complaint against the singer Julio Iglesias for alleged sexual harassment and assault in 2021 against two employees in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas.
Iglesias's Lawyer Demands Dismissal of Investigation in Spain
Julio Iglesias's lawyer argues that Spanish courts lack jurisdiction to investigate the alleged sexual assault case, as the incidents occurred in the Dominican Republic, where the singer resides.
