Judge Peinado extends the Begoña Gomez case and extends it half a year longer

Judge Juan Carlos Peinado has ruled out concluding this month the investigation of the wife of the President of the Government, Begoña Gómez.

Judge Juan Carlos Peinado, who has held Begoña Gómez accused since April 16, 2024, does not plan to complete his inquiries in the short term. Through a decision dated Tuesday, to which EL PAÍS had access, the judge has ruled out finishing this month his investigation against the wife of Pedro Sánchez, president of the government; and has extended it another half year.

Popular accusations in the case investigating the wife of the government president, Begoña Gómez, have asked the judge to cite as witnesses six people who have been charged by Google and Indra for the investments of both technologies in the 'software' of the extraordinary Chair of Competitive Social Transformation of the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) from which the main investigation would have been appropriated.

There are several messages circulating on social networks that claim that Begoña Gómez, a woman of the president of the government, Pedro Sánchez, fled to Mexico in March without informing the judge that she investigates her for alleged crimes of influence trafficking, corruption in business, misappropriation and intrusion. However, there is no evidence that Begoña Gómez has fled from Spanish justice. Judge Juan Carlos Peinado, who investigates …

This was revealed in his statement as a witness, to which Libertad Digital, who was vice-rector of the UCM Juan Carlos Doadrio, has had access.

Judge Juan Carlos Peinado has chosen to postpone the case for which he investigates Begoña Gómez for another six months, arguing the existence of proceedings still pending.One year since the beginning of the casesPeinado explains in a letter that next April 16 will be completed one year from the beginning of the cases, the deadline to decide on the extension of the investigation. He warns that not to agree on such an extension in time and form "…