Key facts
- Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, must stand trial on corruption charges.
- Charges include influence peddling, corruption, and embezzlement.
- A judge ordered Gómez to surrender her passport and barred her from leaving Spain.
- Gómez must report to court twice monthly.
- The case was brought by far-right groups.
- Gómez denies any wrongdoing.
Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has been ordered to stand trial on charges including influence peddling, corruption, and embezzlement. An investigating judge in Madrid also mandated that Gómez surrender her passport and report to court twice a month, barring her from leaving Spain.
The case, initiated by far-right groups, centers on allegations that Gómez leveraged her position to secure work contracts. She has denied any wrongdoing.