Ex President of the Baleares Parliament on the accused bench

Ex President of the Baleares Parliament on the accused bench: "María Antònia Munar faces six years in prison in the Maquillaje corruption case

The ex President of the Baleares Parliament, María Antònia Munar Riutord, is on the accused bench in the Maquillaje corruption case in Palma de Mallorca as the oral hearings get underway.

The evidence is piling up against the ex leader of the Unió Mallorquina, UM for whom the prosecutor has asked for a six year prison sentence, and a 14 year ban from holding public office.
She has been a key player in the politics of the islands over the past 30 years, sometimes allied to the Partido Popular and sometimes to the Socialists PSOE.

The case relates to the alleged diversion of 240,000 € from the regional government to audiovisual companies owned by Munar and close to the UM party. She is accused of continuous misuse of public funds, falsifying documents, perversion of the course of justice and carrying out businesses prohibited when in office."