Overview

• Begoña Gómez has been called to Madrid’s Plaza de Castilla courts on Monday for formal notification that, if prosecuted, her case would be heard by a popular jury.
• She remains under investigation on five alleged offenses: embezzlement, influence peddling, business corruption, misappropriation of a brand, and professional intrusion.
• Higher courts have curtailed parts of Judge Juan Carlos Peinado’s investigation, with the Madrid Provincial Court citing excesses and the Supreme Court rejecting an attempt to impute minister Félix Bolaños.
• Guardia Civil UCO analyses previously found no illegality in contracts linked to businessman Juan Carlos Barrabés, while the case later broadened to examine alleged embezzlement tied to the hiring of Gómez’s assistant.
• The proceedings remain open with multiple figures still investigated, and the current extension is due to expire later this month, after which the judge must decide on archiving or moving to oral trial.