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Jonathan Andic, the son of the late founding father of Spanish style large Mango, was arrested Tuesday in connection together with his father’s death in 2024.
Isak Andic, who based Mango in the mid-Eighties, died at age 71 after plunging down a 320-foot ravine in December 2024.
Jonathan Andic’s detention was confirmed to NCS by the Mossos d’Esquadra, the police drive of Spain’s Catalonia area. Andic at the moment serves because the vice chairman of Mango’s board.
A spokesperson for the High Court of Justice of Barcelona mentioned in a press release Tuesday that the case is being investigated as a murder.
A spokesperson for the Andic household informed Reuters that the household is assured of Jonathan Andic’s innocence and that he’s cooperating absolutely with authorities. NCS has not confirmed the household’s assertion however has reached out to Mango for remark.
Andic appeared in a courtroom in Martorell, exterior Barcelona, on Tuesday, the place a decide set a bail of €1 million ($1.16 million), which “has already been paid,” in accordance to the High Court spokesperson.
The decide additionally ordered Andic to give up his passport and has mandated weekly appearances in courtroom, the spokesperson mentioned.
Born in Turkey, Isak Andic based Mango in 1984 and turned it into a worldwide behemoth and a pacesetter in the Spanish style trade, alongside Inditex-owned Zara. The firm posted double-digit progress final yr to generate gross sales of €3.8 billion ($4.4 billion).
According to Forbes, Isak Andic had a internet price of $4.5 billion on the time of his death.