Spanish prosecutors ask judge to scrap case against Pedro Sánchez's wife - BBC News

Pedro Sánchez is deciding whether to resign after a case against his wife by an anti-corruption group.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersBy Paul Kirby in London & Guy Hedgecoe in MadridBBC NewsPublic prosecutors in Madrid have called for a preliminary inquiry to be dismissed into Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife, hours after he said he was suspending his duties to assess whether he would remain in office.

In an appeal to the Madrid court, prosecutors said there was no evidence in the complaint against Begoña Gómez.

The court began the case into claims by a right-wing anti-corruption group.

But the group has since acknowledged the allegations could be false.

The Spanish Prime Minister announced he was cancelling his agenda on Wednesday evening, in a dramatic online statement that said he needed "stop and reflect". He complained of "unprecedented slander and harassment from the right and far right".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68895727

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