Urdangarin, Spanish king's jailed brother in law, concludes first volunteer workday

Record ID: 1433100

  • Title: Urdangarin, Spanish king's jailed brother in law, concludes first volunteer workday
  • Date: 19th September 2019
  • Summary: MADRID, SPAIN (SEPTEMBER 19, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** CAR WAITING OUTSIDE HOGAR DON ORIONE RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION INAKI URDANGARIN, JAILED BROTHER-IN-LAW OF KING FELIPE, LEAVING HOGAR DON ORIONE / GREETING MEDIA / ENTERING THE CAR / CAR LEAVING JOURNALISTS WAITING OUTSIDE THE BUILDING SING READING (in Spanish) VIDEO SURVEILLANCE AREA HOGAR DON ORIONE DIRECTOR PACO SANCHEZ WITH JOURNALISTS SANCHEZ SURROUNDED BY JOURNALISTS (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) HOGAR DON ORIONE DIRECTOR, PACO SANCHEZ, SAYING: "Yes, he can move freely. At the moment, as he still doesn't know what he must do, a person is teaching him. When someone arrives here and asks, 'What can I do?" (We say), 'Help.' and (they say) 'How do I help?'" CAMERAMEN AND SOME JOURNALISTS SEATED SANCHEZ SURROUNDED BY MEDIA EXTERIOR OF HOGAR DON ORIONE CENTRE POLICE
  • Embargoed: 3rd October 2019 16:09
  • Keywords: Inaki Urdangarin Spain royals King Felipe prison volunteering
  • Location: MADRID AND PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN
  • City: MADRID AND PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN
  • Country: Spain
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001AXBR77R
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Inaki Urdangarin, jailed brother-in-law of Spain's King Felipe, finished on Thursday (September 19) his first volunteering workday at the religious institution Hogar Don Orione after a judge ruled he could leave prison twice a week for eight hours a day to carry out volunteer work.
    Urdangarin left Brevia prison early on Thursday morning for the first time since he was jailed in June 2018. He is serving a five year and ten month sentence for crimes including tax fraud and embezzlement.
    Hogar Don Orione director Paco Sanchez said a member of the organisation was training Urdangarin and that he could move freely inside the premises.
    Princess Cristina's husband is serving his jail term in a female prison where he is held without contact with other inmates.
    A judge authorized Urdangarin's release for volunteer work in order to reduce his isolation.
    Urdangarin was found guilty in February 2017 of using royal connections to win public contracts to put on events through his non-profit organisation, the Noos Foundation. He then overcharged for the events and hid millions of euros in proceeds abroad.
    (Production: Marco Trujillo, Elena Rodriguez)
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