Sanchez's wife under investigation, possible resignation of the Spanish prime minister
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has decided to cancel his public agenda for a few days in order to reflect and decide on whether or not to resign as head of the executive after his wife, Begoña Gómez, was investigated for corruption and traffic crimes of influences. The prime minister announced that he will communicate his decision next Monday, April 29. Sánchez communicated his decision with an open letter that he made public through the social network
The prime minister regrets the “unprecedented” attack on his wife and wonders whether it is worth continuing to endure this situation; he says he doesn't know and then emphasizes that he needs to “stop and think” with his wife. “I urgently need to answer the question of whether it is worth it, despite the quagmire into which the right and far right intend to transform politics. Whether to continue leading the government or resign from this high honor.”
Born in '95 as a union of public sector employees, Manos Limpias gained notoriety for a series of complaints on political issues; Leading the organization is Miguel Bernard, a controversial figure for his links to the far right. A government source told El Pais: “We can state categorically that the professional activity of the wife of the head of government is impeccable. This is a complaint by the far-right organization Manos Limpias based on hoaxes and fake news, and therefore devoid of of any legal basis and responds to a strategy of the right and the far right”.
Spain, corruption investigation into the wife of socialist prime minister Sanchez
The Madrid court has opened a preliminary investigation against Begona Gomezmwife of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchezto investigate i alleged relationships with some private companies receiving public contracts and funds, based on a complaint filed by the far-right trade union Manos Limpias. The investigation aims to ascertain whether an investigation file should be opened in case there are indications of the crimes of abuse of privileged information and corruption, hypothesized in Manos Limpias' complaint, according to judicial sources cited today by El Confidencial.
The complaint refers to alleged meetings held in 2020 by Begona Gomez with the managing director of AirEuropethe airline that received 475 million for the rescue by the Spanish state and the fact that the prime minister Pedro Sanchez participated in the session of the Council of Ministers which approved the financing decree. The State Office for Conflicts of Interest, activated by the opposition People's Party, has already expressed its opinion on the facts in question, archiving the complaint by the PP as it “has no legal basis” and concluding that Prime Minister Sanchez should not abstain from the deliberation.
Spain, investigation for corruption. The Prime Minister: “I believe in the justice of my country”
“On a day like today and despite the news I heard, despite everything, I continue to believe in the justice of my country.” So does the prime minister Pedro Sanchez replied, today during question time in the Chamber, to the spokesperson of the Catalan Republican Left (ERC), Gabriel Rufian, who he defined as “a dirty war” the opening of a preliminary investigation against the first lady.
The investigation launched by a Spanish judge to verify suspicions about some activities of Begoña Gómezwife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, started on the basis of a “false complaint, like others”: she supported Félix Bolaños, minister of the Presidency and Justice and considered one of the men closest to the Iberian leader, intercepted by reporters in Congress. The socialist group leader in this Chamber also expressed his opinion in this regardPatxi López. “There is a strategy of making accusations without data, without truthful information, without evidence, just to attack,” he said. “In this case, we are talking about a person being defamed for no reason. This is not good,” she added. For his part, the People's Party (opposition) instead he asks Sánchez for public “clarifications” on the case.
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