Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife, Begoña Gómez, has been charged with corruption after a two-year criminal investigation. The charges include embezzlement, influence peddling, corruption in business dealings, and misappropriation of funds.
Gómez is accused of leveraging her relationship to advance her private career and using public resources for private gain. The judge cited her alleged lack of relevant qualifications for a master's degree directorship as evidence.
Gómez denies the accusations, while Prime Minister Sánchez has characterized the allegations as a politically motivated attack by the right-wing to undermine his government.
Separately, Sánchez's brother is indicted for alleged influence peddling, and a former minister faces trial over PPE kickback allegations from the Covid pandemic.