Begonia Gomet, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, appeared before a judge today but refused to answer questions about allegations of corruption and influence peddling in a case that prompted her husband in April to consider resigning. Today’s hearing in Madrid is part of the preliminary investigation into whether Gomet had used her position as the prime minister’s wife to secure sponsors for the university’s postgraduate program she ran. “Our position is … that this process is completely unfounded,” her lawyer and former interior minister Antonio Camacho told reporters after Gomet left court. “My client did not testify, not because she has anything to hide but because her lawyer advised her to do so.” Gometh was allowed to enter and exit the court using the underground parking lot, avoiding the dozens of journalists who had gathered outside the building. […]
Source: News Beast
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