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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Oliver Holmes and agencies

Spanish PM’s wife to stand trial on corruption charges and banned from leaving country

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and his wife Begoña Gómez smile together in front of a blue backdrop
Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, and his wife, Begoña Gómez, who will stand trial on corruption charges. Photograph: Yves Herman/Reuters

A judge in Spain has ruled that the wife of socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez must stand trial on corruption charges and has banned her from leaving the country.

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

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