Sean Connery threatened with arrest over Spain land deal

 
Arrest threat: James Bond actor Sean Connery
Gerard Couzens16 May 2013

Sean Connery has been warned that he has six months to answer questions about a Spanish land deal or face possible arrest.

Judges in Spain claim that they have tried for three years to question the actor about the sale of his house in Marbella in 1999.

Casa Malibu was demolished and replaced with a development of more than 70 apartments — sold for an estimated £45 million. It is claimed that planning regulations stipulated that only five apartments could be built on the site.

Sir Sean, 82, and his French-born wife Micheline Roquebrune are expected to be told in writing shortly that international arrest warrants could be issued against them if they fail to co-operate. The couple were first sent a list of questions a month after Sir Sean cited health reasons for not appearing at a court hearing in October 2010.

He apologised at the time and said he would co-operate with the investigation. The court says it has since heard nothing from Sir Sean and his wife.

More than 15 people, including disgraced Marbella ex-mayor Julian Munoz and former town planning chief Juan Antonio Roca, face being tried over the so-called “Goldfinger” probe, named after Sir Sean’s 1964 Bond film. Both men are in jail for convictions relating to town hall corruption.

The alleged crimes being investigated include money-laundering, tax evasion and town planning breaches.

Roquebrune, Sir Sean’s second wife, has previously said: “These allegations of money-laundering are nonsense. We have nothing to do with this. We sold the property and that is it.”

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