MADRID: A judge investigating Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife Begona Gomez for alleged embezzlement has ordered that she face trial in a case roiling national politics, a court document showed on Wednesday. Juan Carlos Peinado said in a ruling dated Tuesday that his preliminary investigation showed that a jury trial was warranted and summoned her to appear in court on Saturday. Gomez can appeal the ruling.

El juez Juan Carlos Peinado ha propuesto que Begoña Gómez, mujer del presidente del Gobierno, sea juzgada por un jurado popular.

Con l'accusa di malversazione di fondi pubblici (ANSA)