Swiss Ask If Late Saudi King’s $100 Million Gift Broke Law
- Prosecutor focused on legality of donation to Spanish monarch
- Inquiries could impact Geneva’s role as hub for Saudi fortunes
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah in 2011.
Photographer: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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A Swiss prosecutor is probing whether the late Saudi king broke any laws when he transferred $100 million to a fund controlled by fellow royal Juan Carlos I of Spain in 2008.