Overview

• David Sánchez, brother of Spain’s Prime Minister, has formally requested the suspension of the ten-day appeal period, citing restricted access to recent testimony recordings in his corruption case.
• The defense argues that the inability to review these recordings compromises Sánchez’s fundamental right to a fair defense and has requested video access before proceeding.
• Judge Beatriz Biedma has charged Sánchez, Miguel Ángel Gallardo, and nine others with administrative corruption and influence peddling related to a public hiring in the Diputación de Badajoz.
• The Partido Popular plans to press the government on its ethical standards in the upcoming congressional control session in light of the case’s developments.
• If convicted, Sánchez and Gallardo face potential sentences of up to two years in prison and fifteen months of disqualification from public office.