Judge Juan Carlos Peinado, the investigating magistrate in the Begoña Gómez case, may face disciplinary sanctions after the General Council of the Judicial Power, deeply divided, decided on July 28 to refer two of the complaints filed against him to the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid.
Spanish law regulating the activity of judges and magistrates includes several articles on disciplinary liability, with minor infractions being punishable by a simple warning or fine of up to 500 euros.
Peinado's case is particularly relevant because the judge is about to retire in September, which raises doubts about the application of any disciplinary correction.
The Superior Court of Justice of Madrid is now the body responsible for deciding what type of sanction, if any, will be applied to the investigating magistrate in the case involving the wife of the Spanish Prime Minister.
