NewzThe Spanish government and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) have strongly condemned the decision by investigative judge Juan Carlos Peinado to send Begoña Gómez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, to trial. Gómez faces charges including trafficking in influences and the embezzlement of public funds, with the case set to be heard before a jury.
Moncloa criticized the ruling as an "unjust" and "arbitrary" action that forms part of a broader "persecution," while expressing hope that the eventual popular jury will remain impartial and fair. The PSOE went further in its criticism, labeling the judicial decision as the judge's "last service to the patria."
In response to the government's reaction, the opposition Partido Popular (PP) anticipated that the executive branch would escalate its attacks against the judiciary following Judge Peinado's ruling.
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