The wife of Spain’s Prime Minister has been ordered to stand trial before a popular jury on corruption charges, in a case that has piled fresh pressure on Pedro Sánchez.
Investigating judge Juan Carlos Peinado ruled on June 20 that Begoña Gómez should face trial over alleged influence peddling, business corruption, embezzlement and apropiación indebida (misappropriation of funds).
The order closes a two-year investigation and sends one of the most politically charged cases in recent Spanish history towards a jury court.
