Peinado summons Begoña Gómez this afternoon to inform her that if she is tried, it will be by a jury.

MadridAn unusual appointment this Saturday afternoon at the courthouse in Madrid's Plaza de Castilla. Judge Juan Carlos Peinado has summoned the Spanish president's wife, Begoña Gómez, to appear at 6:00 p.m. to inform her of his decision. this week: If she is tried, it will be by a jury, because she is accused of embezzling public funds. What is she accused of? According to the investigating judge, the Presidency hired an advisor, Cristina Álvarez, who didn't actually work for the Moncloa Palace but was in charge of managing the private affairs of President Pedro Sánchez's wife. Along with Gómez, Peinado also summoned Álvarez and the Spanish government's delegate in Madrid, Francisco Martín, who had previously been Secretary General of the Presidency.

Despite the unusual summons, it is a mere formality because the investigation period has not ended and the parties can still request further proceedings. This is a separate piece of the main case, which began with a complaint from the far-right platform Manos Limpias. This is also not the first time Begoña Gómez has faced Peinado, having already summoned him to testify up to four times. The last was September 10th And it only lasted two minutes, and there were three questions: Gómez only answered questions from his defense.

According to legal sources, at that point, Sánchez's wife explained that Álvarez occasionally helped her with private matters, in addition to managing her schedule and public activities. So far, there have been no images of the Spanish president's wife entering the courthouse, because she usually enters through the parking lot and by car. We'll have to see what happens today and also what the parties' requests are.