Overview

• Judge Juan Carlos Peinado ordered Begoña Gómez to face a jury on a malversation charge and advanced proceedings that place David Sánchez on the defendants’ bench.
• Pedro Sánchez, speaking after the UN events in New York, said “my wife and my brother are innocent” and urged that any eventual vindication receive equal media attention.
• Moncloa sources denounced the move as harassment and expressed shock, while Justice Minister Félix Bolaños and Housing Minister Isabel Rodríguez criticized the decision’s handling.
• Government figures suggested the timing sought to shape the political agenda, noting prior Peinado actions that coincided with Sánchez’s trips to India and the G20 in Brazil.
• Opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo escalated his criticism, arguing Sánchez does not even deserve to remain a member of parliament.