The statement of Begoña Gómez in the courts of Plaza de Castilla It has been accompanied by a deployment of the far right within the courts under the umbrella of popular accusations that Judge Juan Carlos Peinado has allowed to appear in the case. The ban that imposes on all people who enter the court to make recordings inside has been ignored in several episodes by people who claimed to be part of the accusation of Hazte Oír. direct witnesses.
Media access to the sixth floor, where the investigation court number 41 is located, was limited to four editors from news agencies. However, ultra-agitators have entered, claiming to act as journalists, in the case of Vito Quiles and Josué Cardenas. Quiles assured in the corridor that he was there as an “assistant to a popular accusation.” Those present also saw him take out his cell phone and take pictures. In response to questions from the media, popular accusations from HazteOir, Manos Cleans, Vox, Iustitia Europa and lawyer Aitor Guisasola denied that Vito Quiles or Josué Cárdenas were part of their teams.
Minutes after Begoña Gómez left a courtroom, Okdiario published a short video in which the wife of the president of the government walked through the corridors, accompanied by agents of the Moncloa security service. When one of the recognized journalists was interested in the attitude of the Hazte Oír team, they cursed him, calling him a “communist” and asking him if he was from “the Stasi.”
The restrictions imposed by the dean of the courts of Plaza de Castilla, María Jesús del Barco, were not enough to guarantee the rights of the person under investigation, who ended up being photographed in the facilities. Before the judge, it was Juan Carlos Peinado himself who ensured that there was an image of the appearance, despite the fact that the defense had requested that only the audio be taken. Gómez's refusal to testify, for not having been informed of the judge's acceptance of a Hazte Oír complaint, will be made available to this organization and the rest of the popular accusations as parties appearing in the case.
Gómez entered the courthouse by car after the dean had agreed to the request of the Moncloa security service. The journalists had to follow the appearance from the median strip of the Paseo de La Castellana and further on, on the other sidewalk, about forty people gathered with the usual chants and banners of the far right.