The Prosecutor's Office appeals for the withdrawal of Begoña Gómez's and her advisor's passports and charges against Judge Peinado for "conspiring": "Without rigor and without measure"

The Prosecutor's Office has filed an appeal before the Provincial Court of Madrid against the judge's decision Juan Carlos Peinado to withdraw the passport of Begoña Gómez and her advisor, Cristina Álvarez, as reported by ‘El País’. The Public Prosecutor's Office understands that the measure lacks justification and argues that both maintain a strong personal and professional link with Spain.

In the document, the prosecutors emphasize that both Gómez and Álvarez have "an undeniable family roots in Spain" and that their professional career has developed entirely in the country, circumstances that, in their opinion, rule out any real possibility of flight.

The Prosecutor's Office also criticizes the reasoning used by the magistrate and accuses him of "conspiring". Specifically, it reproaches Peinado for having concluded that the bodyguards of the Prime Minister's wife could facilitate an eventual escape, either on their own initiative or following superior instructions. For the Public Prosecutor's Office, this hypothesis implies "extending a shadow of unfounded suspicion over institutions".

Furthermore, the appeal argues that the judge is acting "without rigor or moderation" and that "he deviates from the law" by imposing a precautionary measure that he considers "unnecessary". The prosecutors argue that neither of the two investigated individuals maintains relevant ties with other countries nor has a structure that facilitates a permanent departure from Spain.

The document adds that "they lack ties with foreign countries, in general or particular, we do not know where they are supposed to flee, because no specific country is pointed out where they would have ease of settlement and impunity. And they lack assets or resources that would allow such a flight and settlement outside of Spain. And it will not be due to the suspicion of illicit assets and gains, in view of the result of the exhaustive patrimonial investigations authorized by the court that ruled out the unfounded suspicions."

Another aspect that the Prosecutor's Office questions is the judicial request to hand over "as many passports as they may have, of whatever nationalities they belong to." The Public Prosecutor's Office claims to be unaware of what elements support this decision and points out that it could be related to references to an alleged Dominican nationality of Gómez.