- Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has been charged with corruption following a two-year investigation.
- She was charged on Monday with influence peddling, the embezzlement of public funds, misappropriation of funds, and private corruption, all of which she denies.
- The charges allege she used her position to secure a top university job and advance her own interests using public resources.
- Allies of Mr Sánchez have dismissed the case as a politically motivated “character assassination” by the right and far-right.
- A judge has given all parties five days to request oral proceedings or submit defence briefs ahead of a potential trial.
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