UPDATE: Moncloa criticizes Peinado’s precautionary measures against Begoña and relies on Calama’s reasons for not imposing them on Zapatero
International Report:
Governments, analysts, and media outlets are continuing to follow this situation closely as additional details become available.
This Saturday, the Government received with indignation the order of Judge Peinado that sends Begoña Gómez to trial for four alleged crimes, withdraws her passport and forces her to go to the Court to sign every 15 days. The resolution, Moncloa sources point out, reflects “the persecution, obsession and disproportion of a judge who has carried out an investigation lacking any legal meaning, which only addresses political reasons.” The same sources recall that, this same week, the judge of the National Court José Luis Calama refused to withdraw the passport of former President Zapatero, ruling out that there was a risk of escape. Calama rejected the precautionary measures requested by the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, considering that Zapatero “is a person of public notoriety, a circumstance that makes it evidently difficult for him to be in a position of non-location or to discreetly escape from the procedure.” Withdrawing the passport and forcing the former president to go to the Court to sign every fifteen days, Calama argued, “would mean an unjustified restriction of the right to personal freedom and free movement, incompatible with the principle of proportionality.” On the other hand, Judge Peinado has imposed these measures on Begoña Gómez, despite the fact that she resides in Moncloa, which makes it unlikely that she could decide to flee Spain. Official PSOE sources have reiterated their conviction that “Begoña Gómez is innocent”, although “some have tried to construct a public condemnation without evidence to support it”. The party leadership denounces that they are “playing with the reputation and life of a person for the simple fact of being the wife of the President of the Government.”The PSOE considers that the precautionary measures imposed on the wife of the President of the Government are “disproportionate, disproportionate and impossible to justify.” Thus culminating, Ferraz points out, “two years of unjust persecution against an innocent person”, in which an attempt has been made to “destroy her reputation and irreparable damage has been caused to Begoña.” politics in capital letters, with all the strength of the PSOE”, concludes the official note of the socialists. The Minister of Justice, Félix Bolaños, has considered that “today is a disastrous day for those of us who believe in Justice” and has asked “who will repair the damage caused”. However, he has reiterated his “confidence” in Justice and has been convinced that “the truth will end up prevailing.” Today is a disastrous day for those of us who believe in Justice. Despite everything, I continue to trust her and I know that reason and truth will eventually prevail. Who will repair the damage caused?— Félix Bolaños (@felixbolanosg) June 20, 2026
International Perspective:
Experts suggest the long-term impact of these developments may become clearer as more information emerges.
International media coverage is expected to intensify as more updates become available from official sources.
More details may emerge as official sources continue releasing new information.
Source: This article was originally published by El Español – Home and adapted for our international English-speaking audience.
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