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Sánchez's wife investigated for influence peddling and corruption

Investigation stems from a complaint.

Sánchez's wife investigated for influence peddling and corruption
Notícias ao Minuto

10:44 - 24/04/24 por Notícias ao Minuto

Mundo Espanha

A judge in Madrid, Spain, has opened an investigation into the wife of the Spanish Prime Minister, Begoña Gómez, for possible crimes of influence peddling and business corruption.

According to the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid, cited by El Mundo, the proceedings initiated by the 41st Court of Instruction of the capital originate from a complaint filed by the Manos Limpias union, based on the private activities of Pedro Sánchez's wife.

In a resolution dated April 16, Judge Juan Carlos Peinado agreed that the investigation would remain under judicial secrecy.

In the complaint, the union explores Begoña Gómez's connection with a businessman who received contracts from the Central Administration.

This is Carlos Barrabés, whose consulting firm - in a temporary joint venture with another company - obtained awards in 2020 and 2021 from the public entity Red.es, which reports to the Ministry of Economy. He did so with the express support of Begoña Gómez who, according to El Confidencial, gave her approval to the company in a letter. Gómez is co-director of the Master's Degree in Competitive Social Transformation at the Complutense University of Madrid, which is promoted by Barrabés.

The complaint by Manos Limpias, which triggered the investigation, proposed that the court summon the wife of the Spanish Prime Minister to testify as a defendant, that statements be taken from several witnesses and that documentation on public contracts be collected.

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