Begoña Gómez has asked Judge Juan Carlos Peinado to suspend her summons set for next Monday, November 18, when she has been ordered to go to the Plaza de Castilla courts to notify her of another new complaint that has been added to the summary opened against her. —for which ), which are added to those of influence peddling and corruption in businesses that were already attributed to him. The wife of Pedro Sánchez (PSOE), President of the Government, has alleged that that day she will be on an “official visit” to Brazil, on the occasion of her attendance at the G-20 world summit. He also explains to the instructor that “no rule imposes that the notification of the aforementioned complaint” has to be done personally, as the judge intends.
Gómez’s defense, carried out by the former socialist minister Antonio Camacho, has informed the judge of the “impossibility” of the president’s wife going to court on November 18, as Peinado had planned to give her a “personal transfer” of the new accepted complaint. against her, promoted by the ultra-Catholic group Hazte Oír due to the alleged accusation of the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) by Sánchez’s wife. His presence at the G-20 summit “responds to the official invitation of the Presidency of the Federative Republic of Brazil,” highlights his lawyer.
To justify it, the defense has attached the invitation sent to him by the Brazilian Embassy on October 22—before Peinado issued the summons—as well as a personal letter that was also sent to him by the first lady of the American State, Janja Lula da Silva. . “Your Excellency will have a seat in the plenary room together with the delegation of your country, as well as a room reserved for spouses and a space for bilateral meetings that you wish to organize,” the letter reads.
Gómez responded with another writing, which has also been provided to the magistrate: “I confirm my attendance and look forward to the activities that will be carried out.” “The summit represents a valuable opportunity to address the challenges and opportunities we face, as well as to foster dialogue and collaboration between our nations. “I am convinced that the exchange of ideas and experiences will contribute significantly to strengthening ties between our countries and promoting initiatives that benefit our communities,” she added.
Furthermore, to try to ensure that the judge does not force him to go one day to collect Hazte Oír’s complaint and summon her another day later to testify, Antonio Camacho insists that Gómez already “has perfect knowledge” of Hazte Oír’s new complaint. And he emphasizes, in turn, that it is not necessary to be summoned to notify him personally: “No rule requires that the notification of the aforementioned complaint be personal. […]which is evident in this procedure, since she was previously served with the complaint that initiated these proceedings and she was summoned to testify on several occasions through notification of the aforementioned procedural acts at her home.” .
