Spanish court halts rape probe against Saudi prince

Category: Ibiza Spain

Published on Mar 29, 2012

MADRID (AFP) - A Spanish court has ordered that a probe into allegations a Saudi billionaire prince raped a model on a yacht in Ibiza three years ago be temporarily halted, according to a ruling seen by AFP Wednesday.

The case concerns Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, a nephew of King Abdullah and one of world's richest men, who is being asked to respond to a complaint of sexual assault against him in August 2008 by a model who was 20 at the time.

The 57-year-old has denied the allegations. He has said he was nowhere near Ibiza at the time.

A provincial court on Palma de Majorca, the capital of the Balearic Islands, on Monday ordered a stay of proceedings in the case due to the 'contradictions and vagueness' of the alleged victim's testimony, the court ruling said.

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