One year and seven months after the start of a criminal investigation against Begonia Gomez, the wife of the Prime Minister, for alleged corruption crimes, the complainant who initiated the proceedings was brought forward. Section of the case By coach Juan Carlos Peinado.
The judge agreed to “remove” Clean Hands Groupwho on April 9, 2024 filed a complaint against Gomez based on press reports.
On May 14, 2024, Clean Hands requested its appearance as a popular action. Peinado accepted it two days later and demanded Bail of 10,000 euros.
Hairstyle now says “Clean Hands”No documentary justification was provided “Having deposited the amount required to be a party to this procedure.” Popular movements must provide a deposit to be able to intervene as parties to the procedure.
The judicial decision is dated the 24th. Only on that date did Carlos Perales, Manos Clínes’s lawyer until then, inform the court that he would withdraw from the procedure after “verifying” that “the existence of circumstances make it impossible to maintain an effective technical defense that fully complies with standards of quality, independence and legal rigor”.
The lawyer attached to his report: com. burofax Addressed to Manus Klenz on September 25 in which he referred to the “use of judicial procedure as an instrument to achieve political ends” which, in his view, contradicts the technical function that is compatible with the legal directive.
“A lawyer cannot be confused with political activity.”He mentioned.
Perales explained in the birofax that “I see the need” to formalize the resignation of the legal department and the procedural representation that he performed for Manos Clínes in the process against Gomez. In addition to her, her assistant at the Moncloa Palace is being investigated. Cristina Alvarez; Businessman Juan Carlos Barabés And the former Secretary-General of the Prime Minister Francisco Martin AguirreCurrently, the government delegate in Madrid.
He added, “What was initially portrayed as a legal assignment of a purely technical nature, gradually turned into a matter whose presentation and treatment went beyond the legal framework of the trial.” “They put themselves in the arena of political and media debate.”.
Perales noted that strategic decisions related to the criminal process “are no longer inspired primarily by procedural logic or the solidity of legal arguments,” but rather “respond, to a large extent, to reality.” Considerations of political opportunity, influence on public opinion, or ideological position“.
He added, “This development is legitimate from the point of view of the association itself, which can evaluate the appropriateness of directing its work towards the protest or media level.”
However, “from the point of view of this professional firm, this is inconsistent with the practicality that governs the practice of law, which is built on independence, technical precision and strict submission to objective legal standards.”
“the Using judicial procedures as a tool to achieve political goals“irrelevant to the rigorous resolution of the controversy raised, places the lawyer in a position that compromises his independence and, ultimately, erodes confidence in the technical function he must perform.”
He stressed that “advocacy cannot be confused with political activity or with a public communication strategy.” “The lawyer must act as a legal actor, not as a political agent or media spokesman.”.
Clean hands appeared in The Begonia Gomez case Along with four other popular acts: Hazte Oír, Vox, Iustitia Europe and the Movement for Political Renewal in Spain.
presence Popular actions In these actions it is necessary Because the Public Prosecutor’s Office does not see a crime in the events on which Peñado focused the investigation and filed several appeals.