Overview
- Judicial sources told EFE that multiple conciliation hearings have been set in first‑instance courts after the judge lodged claims over his right to honor.
- Those named include Transport Minister Óscar Puente, who recently accused Peinado of acting politically, and former vice president Pablo Iglesias, who called him a prevaricator on television.
- If the conciliations fail, Peinado may proceed by civil route to protect his honor or pursue potential criminal complaints for alleged insults and slander.
- El Confidencial reports that Peinado acted to avoid possible time‑bar issues on what he describes as intolerable insults.
- Peinado has led the probe into Begoña Gómez since April 2024, a case narrowed at points by the Madrid Provincial Court and criticized by the Prosecutor’s Office and defense teams.