Pantoja faces three and a half years imprisonment

MALAGA The owner of the Court of Instruction No. 5 in Marbella, Sergio Ruiz, has said today the former councilman Julián Muñoz and his ex-wife, Mayte Zaldívar, to notify in person the order for trial by a separate piece of 'Malaya case 'which is investigating alleged money laundering offense.
Both Zaldívar and Muñoz will appear, along with three other defendants, judicial headquarters at 10.00 am. Also goes old brother of former ruler, Jesus Zaldivar. And tomorrow, October 14, it will be the turn of the singer Isabel Pantoja, who is also accused of money laundering. Four other defendants accompany the popular singer from 10.00.
The judge has imposed on the defendants a bond identical to the penalty requested by the prosecutor in his indictment, in order to ensure payment of the financial responsibility if they are eventually convicted of the Provincial Court, as already anticipated the exclusive La Opinión Malaga on 1 October. Only have one day after the notification to submit the money.
Thus, the popular singer will have to deposit 3.68 million euros under threat of arrest, former alderman will have to contribute 7.46 million, while his ex-wife paid 2.6. For the other defendants also have set very high amounts, the minimum is 266,000 euros.
This is a separate piece of 'Malaya case "for which Pantoja faces three and a half years imprisonment for" wash "supposedly 1.84 million euros from alleged criminal activities of former mayor.
According to the prosecution, "during the time he was connected to the city of Marbella, Julián Muñoz was able to make a profit by becoming an important heritage. The exact total amount of money so obtained is unknown, but in any case for the purposes of this case is estimated at an amount in excess of 3.5 million euros. "
Until 2003, the former mayor "wash" the money as long as Corruption through Zaldívar, while after will do the same with the popular singer from Seville. The alleged money is made through the home buying or investing in luxury goods and financial assets.
The prosecutor states: "Both Pantoja and Zaldivar were perfectly familiar with the illicit origin of funds and goods they receive from Muñoz, since they knew what were the sources of legal income and its amount."