Overview

• An order dated September 23 converts the probe into proceedings under Spain’s jury law on a single alleged count of misuse of public funds involving Begoña Gómez, Cristina Álvarez and Francisco Martín.
• The court has summoned the three for a procedural hearing on September 27 at 18:00 in Madrid.
• Peinado sought all of Gómez’s Moncloa emails and messages from university official Juan Carlos Doadrio and sent the material to the Guardia Civil’s UCO for analysis.
• The case stems from a querella by Vox acting as acusación popular, even as prior rulings by the Madrid Provincial Court’s Section 23 and the Supreme Court cast doubt on pursuing malversación through ‘work’-related conduct.
• The government has sharply criticized the judge, and the Presidency is arranging for Gómez to enter the court through a private garage, while CGPJ data cited in coverage note a 93% conviction rate in jury trials since Sánchez took office.