 At that time, her lawyers had asked judges to drop the criminal charges against her, and the state prosecutor said there was insufficient evidence to back up the accusations, but on 29 January the Court in Palma de Mallorca, where the trial was being held, said in a statement it was upholding the charges.She took the stand in March 2016, denying being an accessory to tax evasion, and denying knowledge of her husband's activities.She insisted on her right to answer only questions from her own lawyer.