- Jul 1
Arrest warrant against far-right agitator Vito Quiles lifted after he appears at Madrid court
A Spanish judge cancelled the detention order on Friday after the far-right media figure appeared at the Plaza de Castilla courts. Quiles, wanted for two days, is now cited for 20 July in a defamation case involving a Treasury official.
- Jun 26
Guardia Civil report finds 'decisive arbitrariness' in Red.es contracts awarded to businessman linked to Begoña Gómez case
A Guardia Civil report reveals that the public entity Red.es manipulated tender scores to benefit Juan Carlos Barrabés, the businessman for whom Begoña Gómez, wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, wrote recommendation letters.
- Jun 22
Spanish judge faces disciplinary review after suggesting police escorts could help PM’s wife flee
The Spanish judicial council has referred Judge Juan Carlos Peinado’s comments about police escorts potentially aiding Begoña Gómez’s flight to a disciplinary promoter, after the judge opened an oral trial against the prime minister’s wife.
- Jun 20
Spanish judge orders PM's wife to stand trial for corruption, bars her from leaving country after police escort row
A Madrid magistrate ordered Begoña Gómez, wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, to stand trial on charges of influence peddling and corruption on 21 June, triggering a row after he suggested her police escorts might help her flee.
- Jun 19
Spanish judge opens new fraud probe into businessman linked to PM’s wife over EU-funded contract
Judge Juan Carlos Peinado has opened a separate line of investigation targeting businessman Juan Carlos Barrabés for a 4‑million‑euro public contract awarded by Red.es, after the European Public Prosecutor found indications of prevarication and fraud against EU financial interests.
- Jun 15
Spanish court weighs curbs on PM's wife: passport seizure sought as preliminary hearing stretches three hours
Popular prosecutors led by Hazte Oír asked judge Juan Carlos Peinado on Monday to withdraw Begoña Gómez's passport and ban her from leaving Spain, as the preliminary hearing for the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez evolved into a political flashpoint. Gómez's lawyer called the case a 'phantom procedure' aimed at eroding the government.
- Jun 15
Spain's government publishes its largest-ever judicial hiring call, adding 700 judge and prosecutor posts
Félix Bolaños registered the call for 575 competitive exam posts and 125 senior magistrate positions in the Official State Gazette, describing it as the biggest judicial transformation in decades.
- Jun 14
Former Spanish PM Zapatero faces tax fraud and smuggling charges over €1.3 million jewellery stash as PSOE’s legal ordeal deepens
The discovery of jewels valued at more than €1.3 million in a safe at José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s Madrid office has led the investigating judge to open an urgent separate case for tax fraud and smuggling against the former prime minister, compounding a growing judicial crisis for Pedro Sánchez’s PSOE.
- Jun 14
PSOE maintains 'absolute confidence' in Zapatero while denouncing judicial 'rush' to topple Sánchez government before summer
PSOE spokesperson Montse Mínguez said on Saturday the party has absolute confidence in former prime minister Zapatero, but condemned an accelerated judicial agenda designed to bring down Pedro Sánchez's government before summer.
- Jun 13
Feijóo accuses Sánchez government of 'hunts' against judges and police, promises total institutional clean-up
Spain's main opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo has accused the government of Pedro Sánchez of organizing 'hunts' against police, judges and prosecutors amid a wave of corruption scandals, and promised a 'total clean-up' of institutions if he wins power.
- Jun 9
Trial of Spanish PM's brother ends in Badajoz as judge weighs influence-peddling charges
After eight sessions and testimony from 11 defendants, the trial of David Sánchez, brother of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, concluded Tuesday in Badajoz. The judge must now decide on charges of malfeasance and influence peddling in his hiring at the provincial council.
- May 30
Spanish PP leader Tellado demands PNV withdraw support from Sánchez's 'mafia' government, calls for immediate elections
Miguel Tellado, secretary-general of Spain's Partido Popular, escalated political tensions in Bilbao on Saturday by branding Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez a 'mafia boss' and demanding the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) immediately withdraw its parliamentary support, calling the situation a 'democratic emergency'.
- May 30
Pedro Sánchez admits 'stumbles' but attacks 'sly' opposition; philosopher slams left's corruption disguise
At the JSE congress, PM Sánchez concedes 'problems' but blames opposition for 'dirty tricks'; Elizabeth Duval says covering corruption as defense of democracy 'damages the left'.
- May 28
Spanish judge implicates PM Sánchez in PSOE 'sewer' plot to sabotage corruption probes after wife's indictment
A National Court judge has placed Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at the center of an alleged PSOE criminal network that sought to destabilize judicial investigations into the party, the government, and his family, following the indictment of his wife Begoña Gómez.
- May 27
Judge Pedraz alleges PSOE paid over €170,000 to a network led by Leire Díez to sabotage judicial investigations
Spain's National Court judge Santiago Pedraz has issued a ruling alleging that the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) financed a covert network, led by former party militant Leire Díez, to systematically destabilize judicial investigations affecting the party and the government.
- May 27
García-Page leads PSOE rebellion, demands Sánchez call elections or face confidence vote after Zapatero indictment
Castilla-La Mancha president Emiliano García-Page has openly challenged Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, calling for immediate general elections or a parliamentary confidence vote after the indictment of former PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
- May 26
Spanish judge summons PM's wife Begoña Gómez to June 9 preliminary hearing, warns of force if she fails to appear
Judge Juan Carlos Peinado has summoned Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, to a preliminary hearing on June 9 as a final step before deciding whether to send her to trial by jury on corruption charges.
