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Spanish Court Orders Trial of Pedro Sánchez’s Wife in Corruption Probe
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60% right-leaningFirst reported by Maariv · 5 days ago
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What happened
A Spanish court ordered Begoña Gómez, wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, to go on trial for corruption after a two-year investigation. She must surrender her passport, remain in Spain, and appear in court twice a month, while she and Sánchez deny wrongdoing and call the case political persecution.
- 01Begoña Gómez was ordered to stand trial after a two-year corruption investigation.
- 02She must surrender her passport and cannot leave Spain.
- 03The probe involves alleged embezzlement, influence peddling, and misuse of funds.
- 04Pedro Sánchez called the allegations “baseless slander with political motives.”
- 05The Socialist Party says Gómez has faced legal and political persecution for two years.
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