Overview

• Investigating judge Juan Carlos Peinado has ruled that the case can advance to an oral trial before a jurado popular, an unusual step for this type of proceeding.
• The file cites alleged malversación and possible offences of misappropriation, influence peddling and professional intrusiveness tied to Gómez’s links with the Complutense University and an aide’s tasks at La Moncloa.
• Peinado points to “rational, founded and solid” indications, including recent emails, even though the Supreme Court had earlier rejected similar indicia as lacking legal plausibility.
• Castilla-La Mancha president Emiliano García-Page labeled the jury route “estrambótica” and warned it risks being viewed as political rather than legal.
• Editorial commentary warns the oral phase could become political theater during the election period and notes prior fallout, including Sánchez’s five-day pause after the probe emerged.