Overview
- His legal representative told the Audiencia Provincial de Badajoz he will appear next week to receive pre‑trial notifications rather than disclose a private residence.
- Judges rejected use of his lawyer Emilio Cortés’s office as a service address and set a 24‑hour deadline to provide a personal domicile, offering in‑person collection as an alternative.
- The criminal case centers on an allegedly tailored coordinator post at the Diputación de Badajoz that Sánchez secured in 2017.
- The court also requested domiciles for other implicated figures, including former Badajoz deputy Francisco Martos and ex‑Moncloa adviser Luis Carrero, with former provincial leader Miguel Ángel Gallardo among those set to be tried.
- If convicted, Sánchez could face disqualification from public office, with proceedings scheduled to begin on 28 May.