Spanish Ministers Denounce Judge's Move to Try Begoña Gómez by Jury
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Updated · democrata.es · Jun 20
Spanish Ministers Denounce Judge's Move to Try Begoña Gómez by Jury
2 articles · Updated · democrata.es · Jun 20
Summary
Milagros Tolón and Pilar Alegría accused Judge Juan Carlos Peinado of persecuting Begoña Gómez after he ordered her to face a popular-jury trial.
Tolón called on social media for an end to what she described as unjustified harassment of Gómez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
Alegría said the ruling surfaced in time for Sunday newspaper front pages, casting the timing as politically charged and part of a longer campaign against Gómez.
The backlash from two senior Socialist figures deepens the political fight around the case as Peinado's decision moves it toward trial.