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Brother of Spanish PM Sentenced to Disqualification for Prevarication
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Brother of Spanish PM Sentenced to Disqualification for Prevarication

From El País · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

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  • David Sánchez, brother of Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has been sentenced to nine years of disqualification from public office for administrative prevarication.
  • The court also disqualified the former president of the Badajoz Provincial Council, Miguel Ángel Gallardo, for irregularities in hiring David Sánchez in 2017.
  • Political figures have reacted, with Transport Minister Óscar Puente suggesting the conviction aims to destabilize the government, while ERC spokesperson Gabriel Rufián called it "a significant overreach."

David Sánchez, the brother of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, has been sentenced to nine years of disqualification from holding public office and the right to vote in passive suffrage. The Provincial Court of Badajoz convicted him of administrative prevarication for alleged irregularities in his hiring by the Badajoz Provincial Council in 2017.

the sole purpose of overthrowing a government that cannot be overthrown at the ballot box.

— Óscar PuenteSpanish Minister of Transport Óscar Puente commenting on the conviction of David Sánchez.

Former president of the Badajoz Provincial Council, Miguel Ángel Gallardo, received the same nine-year disqualification sentence. The court found him guilty of two counts of administrative prevarication related to the hiring process. The full ruling was made public on Tuesday.

This era will be studied in the history books as the one in which the seams of our most essential institutions were stretched.

— Óscar PuenteSpanish Minister of Transport Óscar Puente reflecting on the political climate following the conviction.

Transport Minister Óscar Puente commented on the verdict, stating that the conviction's sole purpose is to "overthrow a government that cannot be overthrown at the ballot box." He remarked on X that this era will be remembered in history for straining the foundations of essential institutions. Meanwhile, Gabriel Rufián, spokesperson for ERC in Congress, described the sentence as "predictable" and "a significant overreach." He suggested that such actions, along with the ongoing case involving Begoña Gómez, Pedro Sánchez's wife, could galvanize support for the Prime Minister, adding that "the PSOE already knows what happens when you have a judge on your back for no reason."

It is a significant overreach (...) Then comes Begoña Gómez.

— Gabriel RufiánERC spokesperson in Congress Gabriel Rufián commenting on the conviction of David Sánchez.

PP Secretary General Miguel Tellado responded to the ruling by asserting that "Justice has once again ruled against the circle of Pedro Sánchez," despite alleged attempts at "extortion, blackmail, and coercion by the PSOE's paid sewer." He posted on X that Sánchez's brother, like his Attorney General, had been condemned.

Justice has once again ruled against the circle of Pedro Sánchez.

— Miguel TelladoPP Secretary General Miguel Tellado commenting on the conviction of David Sánchez.
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Originally published by El País in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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