Spanish prosecutor requests opening of trial against BBVA in alleged spying case

MADRID, June 3 (Reuters) – Spain’s anti-corruption prosecutor has requested the opening of a trial against BBVA (BBVA.MC), opens new tab and former chairman Francisco Gonzalez for alleged bribery and disclosure of company secrets, as part of a probe into alleged corporate spying.

In a court document reviewed by Reuters, prosecutor Alejandro Cabaleiro Armesto asked the High Court’s investigating judge Manuel Garcia Castellon to start oral proceedings against the lender and Gonzalez, among others.