Public prosecution has no objection to former Andalusian president avoiding prison due to illness
A Seville court will have to decide whether José Antonio Griñán should be sent to prison to serve his sentence for fraud and embezzlement
Héctor Barbotta
Wednesday, 21 June 2023, 21:40
The special prosecutor's office against corruption and organised crime has said it does not oppose ex-president of the Junta de Andalucía, José Antonio Griñán, avoiding prison due to his illness.
The office issued a statement on Wednesday following a report by the Institute of Legal Medicine which advised against Griñán's imprisonment due to his prostate cancer.
Griñán, 77, had been due to start a six-year prison sentence in January after his conviction in a massive public money fraud and embezzlement case when the PSOE party was in power.
A Seville court will have the final say on Griñán's possible imprisonment, which the public prosecution now advises against.
