22-05-2025
Brother of Spain's PM Pedro Sánchez faces trial for misuse of funds
The brother of Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, is to stand trial for alleged crimes of misuse of public funds and influence peddling.
A court in the southwestern city of Badajoz ruled that David Sánchez would be prosecuted over alleged irregularities in the creation of a government job for him.
He resigned earlier this year as a regional music director after he was placed under investigation for suspected crimes in connection with the job.
The case was opened after a complaint by Clean Hands, an activist group with links to the far right, which also secured a case against Begoña Gómez, the Socialist prime minister's wife, for alleged corruption and influence peddling.
Clean Hands accused David Sánchez of collecting a public salary without going
