
The head of the Spanish government Pedro Sánchez has commissioned a new investigation, conducted by a judge, into the allegations of environmental theft involving his wife Begonya Gómez.
In an interview, Pedro Sánchez stated: "I am fully confident in my wife's innocence and that this is all just a attempt to slander me through her."
Sánchez added: "This is a political attack against me, and I intend to protect my family and myself from all defamatory accusations." In this way, the head of the Spanish government has framed the motives of the new investigation and stated the necessity to protect his family from similar attacks.