Spanish Court Orders PM’s Wife to Face Trial, Surrender Passport

Wife of Prime Minister faces corruption and embezzlement charges

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, has been barred from leaving Spain and will be required to appear in court twice a month under a judge’s decision issued on Saturday.

The case is one of several corruption affairs that have embroiled the Socialist leader’s family and former allies, threatening to topple his minority coalition government.

Begoña Gómez had previously been charged after a two-year investigation with embezzlement, influence peddling, corruption in business dealings and misappropriation of funds.