Spanish PM Sanchez’s brother convicted in nepotism case

David Sanchez, the brother of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, was convicted of administrative misconduct on Tuesday.

David Sanchez, the brother of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, was convicted of administrative misconduct on Tuesday and banned ⁠from holding public office for nine years over his appointment to a senior cultural post by the provincial government of Badajoz in 2017.

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The ruling deals ⁠a fresh political blow ​to ⁠the socialist premier, whose government and inner circle have faced a series of ⁠corruption-related investigations and scandals over the past two ​years. ⁠Last month, a former ‌close aide to Sanchez was sentenced to 24 years in prison in a separate corruption ‌case.

David Sanchez had been accused ‌of benefiting from an appointment specifically tailored to him due to his family connection to the prime minister, ⁠who dismissed the accusation as part of a politically-motivated campaign driven by the far right.