Sanchez's Brother Banned from Public Office

David Sánchez, brother of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, was found guilty of administrative misconduct related to a rigged hiring process by a socialist-led council in Andalusia.

The court imposed a nine-year ban from public office, and the judges stated that civil servants had colluded to favor the premier's younger sibling.

The conviction is one of a series of corruption allegations facing the prime minister's family, further straining relations between the executive and the judiciary.

Pedro Sánchez has dismissed the prosecutions as politically motivated, but the ruling adds to pressure on his minority government.