Spanish government president's brother convicted of nepotism in Badajoz
The Badajoz Court found David Sánchez, brother of president Pedro Sánchez, guilty of abuse of power after obtaining a public post tailored to him in the music sector.
Spanish government president's brother convicted of nepotism in Badajoz
The court in the Extremaduran city of Badajoz delivered a guilty verdict on Tuesday against David Sánchez, brother of Spanish government president Pedro Sánchez. The judges found him responsible for the crime of prevarication for having obtained a job in the provincial public administration through improper use of family connections. In addition to the criminal conviction, the ruling bars him from holding public office for a period of nine years, according to information from the Reuters news agency, as reported by TASR.
The position for which he was tried consisted of overseeing the music conservatories in the province of Badajoz. The judges determined that the post was created without any real administrative need, but rather responded primarily to the particular interest of the accused. In its ruling, the court stated that those prosecuted "grossly and arbitrarily abused their power with the sole aim of favouring specific individuals". It also found that the content of one of the job functions was subsequently altered to suit David Sánchez's passion for opera.
The judicial ruling is not final, so it is possible to lodge an appeal against it.
From La Moncloa, Pedro Sánchez has flatly rejected the accusations affecting his brother. The head of government has characterised them as a smear campaign driven by the far right for political purposes.
The verdict comes at a particularly delicate moment for the socialist leader, whose circle has been tainted by various corruption scandals in the past twenty-four months. Just in the month of June, a former close collaborator of the prime minister was sentenced to twenty-four years in prison in a separate proceeding for facts related to corruption.
Source: Google News SK — Crime (sk)