Investigation

Spain: Sanchez’s wife to stand trial; her passport has been withdrawn

The Spanish First Lady faces four alleged offences: influence peddling, embezzlement, bribery and misappropriation of public funds.

20 June 2026aggiornato alle ore 16:50

FOTO D'ARCHIVIO: Un camion con immagini del primo ministro spagnolo Pedro Sánchez e di sua moglie Begona Gómez transita davanti al tribunale in segno di protesta nel giorno in cui la Gómez compare in aula per testimoniare nell’ambito di un’indagine su un caso di traffico di influenze, a Madrid, in Spagna, il 15 giugno 2026. REUTERS/Ana Beltran/Foto d'archivio REUTERS

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Investigating judge Juan Carlos Peinado has ordered the indictment of the wife of the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Begoña Gómez, as well as his assistant at Moncloa, Cristina Alvarez, and the businessman Juan Carlos Barrabés. This is stated in the judge’s ruling, which was viewed by LaPresse.

The Moncloa Palace is a historic building in Madrid which serves as the seat of the Presidency of the Government of the Kingdom of Spain and as the official residence of the President and his family.

Gómez faces four charges: abuse of influence, embezzlement, bribery and misappropriation.

Alvarez is charged with the same alleged offences, whilst Barrabés is charged with two offences, namely influence-peddling and corruption.

Three precautionary measures have been imposed on the First Lady: the withdrawal of her passport, a ban on leaving the country, and the obligation to report to the authorities every 15 days.

The same precautionary measures were also taken in respect of Alvarez.

The decision to bring Begona Gomez to trial has been described as “persecution” by sources at Moncloa quoted by the public broadcaster TVE. “We are witnessing the persecution, obsession and disproportionate actions of a judge who has conducted a preliminary investigation that lacks any legal basis and is driven solely by political motives,” the government sources report.

The same sources had branded the request for precautionary measures made by the ‘people’s’ prosecutors as ‘absurd’, arguing that it has no legal basis, is disproportionate to the alleged offences and ‘is being sought for other reasons’, because Begogna Gomez’s flight ‘is unthinkable’. This is also because the wife of the President of the Government has a security detail of three national police officers, who accompany her on every journey.

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Spain: Sanchez’s wife to stand trial; her passport has been withdrawn

The Spanish First Lady faces four alleged offences: influence peddling, embezzlement, bribery and misappropriation of public funds.

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