FILE PHOTO: Inaki Urdangarin, Spain's King Felipe's brother-in-law, leaves court after picking up his prison sentence notification in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, June 13, 2018. REUTERS/Enrique Calvo/File Photo
MADRID (Reuters) - The brother-in-law of Spain's king turned himself in to authorities on Monday to serve nearly six years in jail for crimes including tax fraud and embezzlement, a prison spokesman said.
Inaki Urdangarin signed himself into the Brieva prison in Avila at around 8:00 am (0600 GMT). He had been given a five-day deadline last Tuesday to appear at a penal institution of his choosing for the five-year 10-month sentence.
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