Overview

• Begoña Gómez has been summoned in Madrid on Monday to be formally notified that any prosecution would be tried by a jury.
• Judge Juan Carlos Peinado’s probe remains open with Gómez and her aide Cristina Álvarez under investigation, including a malversación imputation on August 18 tied to Álvarez’s hiring.
• The judge has indicated the jury route would apply to all alleged offenses under consideration, which include influence peddling, business corruption, brand misappropriation and professional intrusiveness.
• Higher courts have narrowed parts of the case, with the Supreme Court rejecting the attempt to charge minister Félix Bolaños and the Madrid Provincial Court desimputing other figures and excluding facts linked to Globalia/Air Europa, while appeals remain pending.
• Multiple bodies have questioned indicia in key threads, with the Madrid prosecutor seeking to archive, the Guardia Civil’s UCO not finding irregularities in several contracts, the European Public Prosecutor taking over EU‑funds aspects, and the judicial council examining Peinado’s conduct.