Begoña Gómez was summoned to declare justice on September 11 for alleged improper use of public resources for their own benefit.
The wife of the president of Spain, Begoña Gómezwas summoned by a judge to declare in a case for alleged diversion of public funds. The investigation indicates that he would have used an official of his team for private purposes during his management in a master’s degree in the Complutense University of Madrid.
According to the Spanish media, the magistrate seeks to determine whether an employee hired in the president’s team effectively worked for Gomez, using his time and salary in private tasks.
This episode adds to other investigations that involve relatives of Pedro Sanchez and that have generated tension between the Prosecutor’s Office, the judge and the political opposition.
Since April 2024, Begoña Gómez It is charged with corruption and influence trafficsuspecting that she would have used her husband’s position to obtain financing for her master’s degree, including efforts with businessman Juan Carlos Barrabés.
Gomez had already appeared in July 2024 and He decided to take his right to remain silenta strategy that has maintained so far.
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The other investigations to the surroundings of Pedro Sánchez
The case is part of a series of investigations that affect figures near Sánchez. Among them are Santos Cerdánprovisionally arrested in June for alleged bribes in public contracts; José Luis Ábalosformer minister and close collaborator; and Koldo GarcíaPresident’s advisor. BesidesSanchez’s younger brother is also under investigation for alleged diversion of funds, traffic of influence and tax fraud since 2024.
The cause has caused a strong political shock. The opposition He has requested on several occasions the president’s resignation, While Sanchez argues that it is a defamation campaign orchestrated by the extreme right and sectors of the opposition right.
The debate on the limits of the use of public resources and Transparency in government It continues in the foreground in Spain, with direct repercussions on the presidential image and political management of the country.
Source: Ambito
