Overview

• Monday’s appearance is the sixth time Gómez has been called to the Madrid court in this investigation.
• If the case advances, the main proceedings would be tried before a popular jury, according to the judge’s notice.
• The probe lists five alleged offenses: influence peddling, corruption, misappropriation, unlawful professional practice, and embezzlement.
• Judge Juan Carlos Peinado has invited Universidad Complutense de Madrid to appear as an injured party over allegedly misappropriated chair software.
• The six-month extension of the instruction phase expires at the end of October, when the court must decide between dismissal and opening an oral trial.