Spanish PM's wife must stand trial on corruption charges, judge rules
Judge Juan Carlos Peinado said there is enough evidence to send Begoña Gómez to a jury trial and keep her under travel restrictions.
- On Saturday, Judge Juan Carlos Peinado ordered Begoña Gómez, wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, to stand trial on corruption charges and banned her from leaving Spain, requiring passport surrender and twice-monthly court appearances.
- In April, Peinado formally charged Gómez with embezzlement, influence peddling, and corruption regarding her co-direction of a chair at Complutense University and alleged exploitation of her position for private gain.
- A far-right group's complaint initiated the investigation; Peinado stated the chair "served as a means of private professional development" for Gómez when he charged her.
- To enforce the travel ban, the court ordered "instructions shall be issued to all border posts and civilian and military airports," while the Socialist party promoted #IAmWithBegona, denouncing the proceedings as persecution.
- Trials of Jose Luis Abalos and David Sanchez threaten Prime Minister Sanchez's minority coalition; he dismissed the allegations, maintaining "full support" for his mentor, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.
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The Spanish First Lady, charged with corruption, is not allowed to leave her country until further notice. The competent judge has ordered María Begoña Gómez Fernández to surrender her passport and to report to the authorities twice a month. The court has also stated that "Instructions are given to all border crossings and civilian and military airports to ensure that Begoña Gómez is not allowed to leave the country. Furthermore, it has been ann…
Passport Pulled: PM’s Wife Snared
The wife of Spain’s socialist prime minister has been formally charged with corruption and had her passport revoked — meaning she cannot leave the country while she awaits trial. Story Snapshot A Madrid judge charged Begoña Gómez, wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, with four crimes: influence peddling, business corruption, embezzlement, and misappropriation of funds....
A new crisis hits the Sánchez government: Spanish judiciary restricts his wife's movements before trial. The Spanish judiciary has imposed strict measures on Begoña Gómez, wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, after deciding to prevent her from leaving the country and to confiscate her passport, in a move that paves the way for her trial before a jury in a case related to allegations of corruption and abuse of power.
The wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Begoña Gómez, who has been charged with embezzlement, abuse of influence and other corruption crimes, cannot leave the country after a two-year investigation, the Guardian wrote. Gómez, 55, denies breaking a rule in the case, which led to the denunciation of a union linked to the extreme right called Clean Hands. The court hearing the case on Saturday ruled that Gómez must surrender his passport,…
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