The popular accusation in the case involving Begoña Gómez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has formally reduced its requested prison sentence for her from 24 to 13 years. This adjustment follows directives issued by the Madrid Provincial Court regarding the scope of the proceedings. The legal filing, submitted by the organization Hazte Oír, also seeks a six-year prison sentence for Gómez’s advisor, Cristina Álvarez, for whom the group previously requested 22 years.
The updated charges against Gómez include one count of influence peddling and two counts of misappropriation of public funds. In addition to the revised sentencing requests, the popular accusation has formally petitioned the court to require Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to testify as a witness during the upcoming jury trial.
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