{
  "id": 9268540,
  "title": "Sorteos, cribas y descartes arbitrarios: la selección de los nueve ciudadanos que juzgarán a Begoña Gómez",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/sorteos-cribas-y-descartes-arbitrarios-la-seleccion-de-los-nueve",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T03:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais",
    "slug": "el-pais",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/espana/2026-09-23/sorteos-cribas-y-descartes-arbitrarios-la-seleccion-de-los-nueve-ciudadanos-que-juzgaran-a-begona-gomez.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "In September 2024, three months prior to Begoña Gómez's first declaration before magistrate Juan Carlos Peinado, the Electoral Census Office conducted a lottery that determined potential members of popular juries for the next two years. Out of the over 3,000 individuals who ultimately made up the final list, nine would preside over Gómez, the wife of the Government Chief, for alleged embezzlement and influence trading. This decision came after the presiding judge closed the controversial investigation on Monday, provided that the specific lottery for this trial occurred before December 31. Otherwise, the calls to judge Gómez and her assistant Cristina Álvarez's innocence or guilt would stem from a list that began forming the previous week, starting with a general lottery that would kick off an extended procedure before finally sitting in court.",
  "summary": "Existe una lista de más de 3.000 elegidos que estará vigente hasta finales de 2026. Dado que lo más probable es que el juicio no se celebre este año, tendrá que conformarse un nuevo listado",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}