Spanish PM’s brother David Sánchez banned from public office for nine years for administrative misconduct

A court in Badajoz found David Sánchez guilty of administrative misconduct related to his 2017 council hiring, imposing a nine-year public office ban while clearing him of influence peddling.

David Sánchez, brother of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, received a nine-year ban from public office and was acquitted of influence peddling.
Nine co-defendants also received nine-year bans; former PSOE Extremadura leader Miguel Ángel Gallardo was banned for 18 years on two misconduct counts.
Pedro Sánchez stated that his brother and wife are innocent and victims of politically motivated smear campaigns.
Opposition leaders Alberto Núñez Feijóo said the conviction proved no one is above the law, while Santiago Abascal called the PSOE a "mafia."

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