Spain prosecutor asks court to throw out corruption case against PM Sanchez's wife

Spain's Socialist leader and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez looks on as his wife Begona Gomez votes during the general snap election in Madrid, Spain, July 23, 2023. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo

MADRID (Reuters) -Prosecutors in Spain asked a court on Thursday to throw out a corruption case against Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife that has prompted him to announce he is considering resigning.

Madrid's prosecuting authority said it was appealing Wednesday's decision by a city court to look into a private complaint laid by anti-corruption activists against Begona Gomez over alleged influence peddling and business corruption.