Three months of Judge Peinado’s crusade: from a complaint made of cuts and hoaxes to the summons of the president

On July 19, Juan Carlos Peinado signed the most important ruling of his career as a judge. With practically no arguments, the magistrate summoned the President of the Government to testify as a witness after three months of investigating his wife, Begoña Gómez, based on a complaint from Manos Limpias based on press reports and without any diligence having revealed any evidence of a crime committed by her. An investigation at full speed, with witnesses who end up accused and with a judge who has, at least, until September 30 to continue investigating the awards to Carlos Barrabés, Gómez’s activity at the Complutense, the rescue of Air Europa and everything that the popular accusations want to put on the table, sometimes ignoring the Provincial Court of Madrid.

The case officially began on April 24, shortly before nine in the morning. Judge Juan Carlos Peinado, until then known for taking half a year to send a case on Venezuelan oil to the National Court, announced the opening of preliminary proceedings 1146/2024: a case under summary secrecy for influence peddling and corruption in business “against Begoña Gómez” after a complaint from Manos Limpias arrived at his office by distribution.