Madrid (Spain), June 24 (LaPresse) – The wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Begoña Gómez, has already entered the court in Plaza Castilla, Madrid, to surrender her passport, as ordered by investigating judge Juan Carlos Peinado. This was reported by Spanish broadcaster LaSexta. The confiscation of the passport is one of the precautionary measures imposed on Saturday by the magistrate against the first lady. These also include an obligation to appear in court every 15 days and a ban on leaving the national territory. According to Peinado, there is a risk of flight. The magistrate even argued that the officers providing security to Sánchez’s wife could help her flee, a claim that sparked controversy in Spain and led the Spanish Judicial Council to open disciplinary proceedings against Peinado. The first lady entered and left the court garage in a car in less than 30 minutes, as she has done since being summoned before the investigating judge and as permitted by the court due to possible risks to her physical safety. Upon leaving, her lawyer Antonio Camacho told reporters that “everything went well.” Gómez has filed an appeal with the Madrid Provincial Court seeking the lifting of the precautionary measures imposed by Peinado.
Spain: Sánchez’s wife appears in court to surrender passport
Madrid (Spain), June 24 (LaPresse) – The wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Begoña Gómez, has already entered the court in Plaza Castilla, Madrid, to surrender her passport, as ordered by investigating judge Juan Carlos Peinado. This was reported by Spanish broadcaster LaSexta. The confiscation of the passport is one of the precautionary measures imposed on Saturday by the magistrate against the first lady. These also include an obligation to appear in court every 15 days and a ban on leaving the national territory. According to Peinado, there is a risk of flight. The magistrate even argued that the officers providing security to Sánchez’s wife could help her flee, a claim that sparked controversy in Spain and led the Spanish Judicial Council to open disciplinary proceedings against Peinado. The first lady entered and left the court garage in a car in less than 30 minutes, as she has done since being summoned before the investigating judge and as permitted by the court due to possible risks to her physical safety. Upon leaving, her lawyer Antonio Camacho told reporters that “everything went well.” Gómez has filed an appeal with the Madrid Provincial Court seeking the lifting of the precautionary measures imposed by Peinado.
