The corruption trial in Badajoz will be held between May 28 and June 4
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The First Section of the Provincial Court of Badajoz was not able to locate the private residence of David Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, brother of the president of the Spanish Government, in order to summon him in person to the oral trial against him. In view of this situation, the court granted a period of 24 hours to his defense so that it could report the correct address and thus comply with what the law establishes.
The ruling, signed by the court clerk, makes it clear that the only address that appears in the proceedings is that of his lawyer's office, which prevents a direct summons. The Criminal Procedure Act requires that, when it is a matter of the appearance of a person under investigation before the court, the notification must be personal. As an alternative, the court offered that the defendant appear at the clerk's office in order to formalize the summons there.
David Sánchez Pérez-Castejón es hermano del presidente español.
The judicial process, which will take place between May 28 and June 4, will place eleven defendants in the dock for alleged malfeasance and influence peddling in the hiring of Sánchez at the Provincial Council of Badajoz. According to the schedule set by the reporting judge Emilio Serrano, on May 28 and 29 the defendants will testify. Among them is Miguel Ángel Gallardo, former president of the Provincial Council and former leader of the PSOE in Extremadura.
This is not the only case of difficulties in notifications. The summonses sent to socialist provincial deputy Francisco Martos Ortiz and to Luis María Carrero Pérez, an adviser linked to the president's brother, also proved unsuccessful. The court likewise required their representatives to provide their private addresses within the same period.
The sessions on June 1 and 2 will be devoted to the testimony of up to thirty witnesses, including directors of provincial music conservatories in Badajoz who were serving at the time of the contested hiring. On June 3 four additional witnesses and nine Civil Guard officers will testify. All hearings will begin at 10:00.
David Sánchez Pérez-Castejón.
The prosecution is made up of the Partido Popular, Vox, the union Manos Limpias, the Fundación Abogados Cristianos, HazteOír.org, Liberum, and Iustitia Europa. The ruling of February 24 also confirmed that the political parties acting as prosecutors have full access to the Horus judicial computer system.
The origin of the case dates back to April 2023, when the Provincial Council of Badajoz appointed David Sánchez as head of the Performing Arts Office, with a salary of more than 55,000 euros per year. The opposition claimed that the position had allegedly been tailor-made and without clearly defined duties. The investigation was conducted by Examining Court Number 3 of Badajoz and concluded with the opening of the oral trial.
