Spanish PM Sanchez' wife charged with corruption

A court charges the Spanish Prime Minister's wife with corruption, a case brought by a group with far-right links, deepening political turmoil. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Spanish PM Sanchez' wife charged with corruption

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A Spanish court has formally charged Begoña Gómez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, with corruption offenses. The charges, which include influence peddling and business corruption, stem from a private criminal complaint filed by an anti-corruption organization, Manos Limpias (Clean Hands). The group, which has documented ties to far-right circles, alleges that Gómez used her position to improperly influence business dealings. The judicial move, confirmed by the Madrid court overseeing the preliminary investigation, represents an unprecedented escalation of legal and political pressure on Spain's sitting premier and his immediate family. The case centers on accusations that Gómez leveraged her status as the prime minister's spouse to secure advantages for private companies that awarded sponsorships to a master's degree program she ran. Specifically, the complaint alleges she intervened to help the airline Air Europa and the tourism group Globalia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The court has not detailed the evidence underpinning the charges, and the investigation remains in its preliminary stages. In a brief statement, the prime minister's office said it had "full confidence in the justice system" and the presumption of innocence, while Gómez's legal team has denied all allegations, calling them baseless. The charges arrive amid a deeply polarized political climate in Spain, where Sánchez leads a fragile minority coalition government. Manos Limpias, the plaintiff, is a known entity in Spanish judicial activism. While it has pursued cases against politicians across the spectrum, its leadership and founding principles are historically aligned with far-right and ultra-conservative factions. This connection has prompted immediate accusations from Sánchez's allies of a politically motivated smear campaign designed to destabilize the government. The opposition, primarily the center-right Popular Party and the far-right Vox party, has seized on the development to demand transparency and accountability from the prime minister. For Pedro Sánchez, this is the latest and most personal in a series of corruption allegations that have targeted his political circle in...

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