Begoña Gomez will not appear before the judge for the second time
As was the case at the end of September, Pedro Sanchez's wife has refused to be present at the hearing with the judge and will be replaced by the lawyer. The purpose of this procedure is for a public court to prosecute Gomez for alleged embezzlement of public funds.
Begoña Gomez. Photo: EITB MEDIA
Begoña Gómez, wife of the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, will not appear atthe hearing organized by Judge Juan Carlos Peinado to determine whether he is charged with trafficking in influence or corruption .
As decided a few weeks ago, Gomez refused to be present at this Monday's hearing and will be replaced by his lawyer.
Three have been investigated: Begoña Gómez herself; Cristina Álvarez, Gómez's adviser in La Moncloa; and Francisco Martín, representative of the Spanish Governmentin Madrid.
All three are under investigationforalleged embezzlement of public money , as Peinado considers that there are indications of a crime in the appointment of Cristina Alvarez as adviser in 2018.
At the September hearing, the persons under investigation did not appear, as this decision is supported by a circular from the Public Prosecutor's Office of 29 December 1995authorizingonly lawyers to attend such hearings, as happened today.
"The details of this charge shall be determined only at the hearing and always before counsel. The presence of the accused is not necessary. At the hearing, as will be seen immediately, no investigative proceedings are conducted and therefore no statement by the accused is made," Circular 4/1995 states.
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