What is the charge brought against Pedro Sanchez's wife?

woman Signed letters of recommendation for important companies in SpainWho benefited from generous contracts with the state. However, there is no conclusive evidence against her and, therefore, she has not been charged.

The case caused an uproar in Spain and prompted Sanchez to take a five-day break to decide whether to continue in his position or resign. Finally, he decided to continue, and for the opposition, this was just a political maneuver.

Sánchez interpreted the doubts raised by part of the press, as well as the opening of the judicial investigation, as the latest evidence of the toxic environment in which Spanish politics has been installed due to the alleged strategy of disinformation and attrition carried out by sectors of the state. The extreme right. This is how the Spanish president made his king The usual narrative In the sectors to the left of the PSOE, they point out that there is a politicization of the higher judicial authorities, linked to the right, as a result of some of their actions against Podemos or pro-independence politicians, which have been controversial.

Begonia Gomez, 49 years old Marketing Specialist. Count with one Master of Business Administration He worked to raise funds for non-governmental organizations, such as Oxfam and Amnesty International.

Moreover, he held the position of Commercial advisor to Inmark Group Until Pedro Sanchez became president for the first time in 2018. At that time, the woman asked the company for a leave of absence to avoid a potential conflict of interest.

Shortly after her husband became president, Gomez was appointed Director of the “Africa Center” of the private university IE From Madrid, a position he held until 2022.

There are two complaints against Gomez. The first one has been completed Clean handsIt is a judicial group founded by right-wing sectors that defines itself as “anti-corruption.”

It is based on an investigation conducted by the digital newspaper Confidentialitywhere he unveiled Gomez's work at the Africa Center with Spanish tourism company Wakaluafrom Globalia Group, which in turn Owner of Air Europa.

According to the report, the agency funded Two scholarships from the Africa Center paid for Gomez's plane tickets And another university body in 2019. At the end of 2020, during the pandemic, The Sánchez government bailed out Air Europaseriously affected by the decline in air traffic due to the health crisis.

Last year, Gomez returned to the Complutense University of Madrid – where since 2014 he has co-directed the Master's degree in Fundraising – to co-direct the Master's degree in Competitive Social Transformation. There are also doubts about this connection.

Through his position at Complutense, Signed letters of support for a technology entrepreneur So you can obtain subsidies from the state to hold courses for young people and the unemployed.

Manos Clines asserts that Gomez used her position as the president's wife for this Influencing business agreements. The court did not provide further information about this issue, and indicated that the investigation was being conducted under confidentiality.

Second reason

Another complaint was filed against Gomez and Sanchez in recent days, in this case before the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court.

The complainant, according to what the newspaper revealed the reasonDo European Association of Citizens Against Corruption (AECC). They also accuse her of “crimes of abuse of influence, collusion through omission and concealment, and others.”

He points out that some of these companies benefited from the president’s wife, “They improved their sales volume by almost 4,000 percent“.

The text of the complaint stated that Gomez “exploited her position as the wife of the prime minister to establish commercial and professional relationships with various companies and entities.”

However, like Clean Hands, the AECC It does not provide concrete evidence. It is only indicated as evidence of the crime that There are “letters of recommendation” Made by women.