Corruption investigation into the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Him: “I believe in justice”

A preliminary investigation has been opened on Begona Gomez, wife of the head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, to establish whether the alleged relationships with some private companies receiving public contracts and funds constitute an abuse of privileged information or even an act of corruption. The preliminary investigation section 4 of the Madrid court, which is […]

A preliminary investigation has been opened into Begona Gomezwife of the head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchezto establish whether the alleged relationships with some private companies were recipients of procurement And public funds constitute a abuse of privileged information or even an act of corruption. The preliminary investigation section 4 of the Madrid court, which acted on the basis of a complaint presented by the far-right union Manos Limpiasbased on the information collected, it will therefore have to evaluate whether there are actually the elements to include Gomez in the register of suspects.

According to judicial sources cited by El Confidencialthe complaint refers to alleged meetings held in 2020 by the prime minister’s wife with the managing director of AirEuropethe airline he received 475 million to be saved by the Spanish State, and to the fact that Prime Minister Sanchez participated in the session of the Council of Ministers which approved the financing decree. However, the State Office for Conflicts of Interest, activated by the State Office for Conflicts of Interest, has already expressed its opinion on this last aspect People’s Party to the opposition, dismissing the complaint as “without legal basis” and concluding that Prime Minister Sanchez should not abstain from the resolution.

Sanchez, having learned of the investigations, commented on the story by saying that “on a day like today and despite the news I heard, despite everything, I continue to believe in justice of my country”. His words, which follow those of the spokesperson of the Catalan Republican Left (ERC), Gabriel Rufianwhich during question time in the Chamber defined “a dirty war” the opening of the investigation into Begona Gomez.