
天空新闻了解到,安德鲁·蒙巴顿-温莎已收到传票,要求他出庭就一名土耳其商人的欺诈案作证。安德鲁并未被指控有不当行为。
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been served a summons compelling him to give evidence at a Turkish businessman's fraud trial, Sky News understands. Andrew is not accused of wrongdoing.
这起欺诈案的被告是一名已传唤安德鲁出庭作证的男子,此前上月已有报道。
The fraud trial is against a man who has called Andrew as a witness, as reported last month.
据了解,这位前王子将被迫在大约12月15日于高等法院出庭作证,可以亲自出庭,也可以通过视频方式作证。
It is understood the former prince will be compelled to give evidence before the High Court around 15 December, either in person or by video.
据信,安德鲁是自19世纪以来第一位收到此类证人传票的王室成员。天空新闻已向安德鲁寻求置评。
It is believed that Andrew is the first royal since the 19th century to be sent such a witness summons. Sky News has approached Andrew for comment.
该案将审理内巴哈特·伊斯比伦提出的指控。她是一名土耳其百万富翁,也是一名前政客的妻子,称其前顾问塞尔曼·图克误导了她,并将她的财富用于自身利益。
The case will hear allegations made by Nebahat Isbilen, a Turkish millionaire and wife of a former politician, who says her former adviser, Selman Turk, misled her and used her wealth for his own interests.
据法庭文件显示,伊斯比伦女士声称,图克先生就2019年支付给前约克公爵的75万英镑一事误导了她,她原本以为这笔款项是为了协助办理护照。
Mrs Isbilen claims she was misled by Mr Turk over a payment of £750,000 made to the former Duke of York in 2019, which she believed was for help with a passport, according to court documents.
图克先生强烈否认这些指控,称这笔款项是出于伊斯比伦女士自身的主动,旨在与安德鲁建立善意,与护照无关。
Mr Turk strongly denies the allegations, claiming the payment was made on Mrs Isbilen's own initiative to create goodwill with Andrew and had nothing to do with a passport.
法庭文件还显示,还将就伊斯比伦女士账户中的另一笔款项提出质疑——即2020年1月的约76万8743英镑。图克先生称,这笔款项是借给安德鲁的,用于购买瑞士的一座别墅。伊斯比伦女士对此主张提出异议。
Court documents also show that there will be questions about another payment made from Mrs Isbilen's account - about £768,743 in January 2020 - which Mr Turk says was a loan to Andrew for the purchase of a chalet in Switzerland. Mrs Isbilen has contested that claim.
“名人”败诉禁令申请 国王:奴隶贸易“令我灵魂充满悲伤” 图克先生的代表表示:“法官得出结论,图克先生希望从蒙巴顿-温莎先生处提出的拟议证据似乎与针对图克先生提出的不诚实指控相关,且在这种情况下,阻止他在审判中寻求提出该证据将是不公平和不公正的。”他们补充说,图克先生“期待在即将到来的审判中证明自己的立场”。
'Famous man' loses injunction bid Slave trade 'fills my soul with sorrow', says King Representatives for Mr Turk said: "The judge concluded that the proposed evidence that Mr Turk wishes to adduce from Mr Mountbatten-Windsor appears relevant to allegations of dishonesty advanced against Mr Turk and that, in the circumstances, it would be unfair and unjust to prevent him from seeking to adduce that evidence at trial." They added that Mr Turk "looks forward to vindicating his position at the forthcoming trial".
安德鲁的出庭将是他自2019年在BBC《新闻之夜》节目接受采访以来,首次面临公开质询。高等法院的审判预计本月晚些时候开始。
Andrew's court appearance will be the first public questioning he has faced since his interview on BBC Newsnight in 2019. The trial at the High Court is due to start later this month.