Prosecutor at the start of the ‘Minutas’ case which opened in Málaga yesterday, has claimed that the Sevilla lawyer, and Chairman of the Sevilla Football Club, José María del Nido Benavente, charged ‘out of orbit’ sums. The prosecution has described him as the grand beneficiary from the stripping of assets from Marbella Town Hall.
The lawyer managed to avoid sitting on the accused bench yesterday, by claiming his right to sit next to his lawyer, Pedro Apalategui. It meant that del Nido avoided his photo being taken with the other two main accused in the case, Marbella ex Mayor, Julián Muñoz and the ex Municipal Real Estate Assessor, Antonio Roca.The court heard the allegation that del Nido collected 6.7 million € for his work for the Town Hall, with the prosecutor, Francisco Jiménez Villarejo, describing that as ‘an inflated unjustified amount’.The Chairman of Sevilla F.C. faces charges of illicit association, continued perversion of the course of justice, fraud, misuse of public funds, falsification of documents and professional misconduct. The prosecutor wants to see a 13 year 6 month prison sentence, a ban from working as a lawyer for four years, and a ban from public office for 17 years.There is great expectation in the court today, Tuesday as José María del Nido is expected to declare.
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