Begoña Gómez, a la desesperada: su propia defensa la aboca a una condena

In a week marked by legal developments surrounding the government, Sandra León analyzes Begoña Gómez's legal situation in Socialismo S.L. The Prime Minister's wife is at a critical juncture as she faces imminent trial. According to the journalist, the likelihood of a conviction is extremely high, based on data provided by Justice Europe, one of the organizations acting as a private prosecutor. Statistically, over 92% of defendants who go to a jury trial end up being convicted, a figure that casts a shadow over Gómez's legal future. Begoña Gómez's defense team recently submitted an expert report that Sandra León describes as surreal. The document was authored by Julio González, Professor of Administrative Law at the Complutense University of Madrid. However, the analysis reveals a key detail about his profile: González was Secretary General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Correos (the Spanish postal service) between 2018 and 2024, appointed under the leadership of Juanma Serrano, a close collaborator of Pedro Sánchez. This connection calls into question the impartiality of an expert report that seeks to justify the use of public resources for private purposes. The core of the expert report attempts to normalize the use of Moncloa (the Prime Minister's office) personnel by comparing Gómez to her predecessors. However, a detailed analysis of the cases of Carmen Romero, Ana Botella, Sonsoles Espinosa, and Elvira Fernández demonstrates that none of them used public employees for their private businesses. While Romero maintained her work as a high school teacher and Botella served as a Madrid City Councillor, Begoña Gómez's case stands out due to her use of Cristina Álvarez, an employee of the Moncloa programs unit, to manage sponsorships for her academic chair. #socialismosl #pedrosanchez #sandraleon #begoñagomez