The ruling came a day after the Supreme Court found that Spain’s top prosecutor -- a government appointee -- might have breached judicial secrecy in another case, potentially paving the way for a trial.
Madrid’s High Court said it had directed the Civil Service Ministry’s Office for Conflicts of Interest to investigate whether Sanchez should have recused himself from a 2020 Cabinet meeting that approved a €475 million bailout for Air Europa during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Sanchez gave public funds to someone who had financially supported his wife, and his direct involvement in the bailout must be investigated,“ PP sources said Wednesday.
But it did state that the Office for Conflicts of Interest had a legal obligation to examine the case — even if it ultimately finds no wrongdoing.
An initial request by the PP in March was dismissed by the office, which cited a report from the prime minister’s general secretariat stating that Gomez had no professional ties to Globalia.
Gomez has been under judicial investigation since April over allegations that she may have used her husband’s position to advance her professional interests.
Sanchez has consistently defended his wife and his government, accusing right-wing and far-right parties of orchestrating what he describes as a smear campaign aimed at destabilizing his administration.
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