In one of the most unexpected scenarios of his trip to the United States, the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, was rebuked this Thursday during a speech at Harvard University, where several students asked him uncomfortable questions about corruption in Spain, the judicial cases that affect his wife and his brother, espionage with Pegasus and the position of the Executive on the Sahara and Venezuela.
Sánchez had a speech dedicated to warning of the risks of techno-oligarchs, and, after it, there were a series of questions from students who first dealt with the topic of his speech but then addressed other types of issues.
Thus, one of them asked the President of the Government about the legal cases of his wife, his brother and the former Attorney General of the State Álvaro García Ortiz, which he said were related to cases of corruption and that have led to other people being in prison, and asked him what he thinks of those who believe that he is one of the reasons for that corruption.
Sánchez said that of course there have been some cases of corruption and that when they happen, regardless of the country, the Government must be asked to respond effectively.
That is what he assured that he did with the cases of corruption that he regretted that there had been in his Government and his party, but he specified that this is different from the causes that affect his wife and his brother.
"These are not cases of corruption or scandals. Those are other issues, and, for me, the opposition and some far-right associations have crossed certain red lines that lead me to reflect," he said.
A reflection that consisted of the fact that it is gratifying to be president because one can do many things for one's country, and there he said that the results are there, but that suffering that personal attack is very difficult to accept.
"And it is much more difficult because a young student like you already condemns them, because you say that my brother and my wife are guilty and that is not fair because they are not," he said, addressing the person who asked the question before emphasizing: "That is another issue that leads to dirty politics, but not to corruption."
Another student referred to the spying with the Pegasus program on his mobile phone and on several ministers, for which Morocco is blamed, and asked if this had anything to do with Spain's change of position on Western Sahara.
Sánchez answered that it is true that there was this hack by Pegasus and that it is not known who did it, but an investigation was opened and a complaint was made.
He added that he can be criticized for many things as President of the Government, but he does not believe that his political decisions show dependence or lack of defense of what he considers valuable for the interest of the Spanish people.
He then defended the Spanish position on the Sahara as he explained that he supports the UN resolution that there be an autonomous region within Morocco, and highlighted that Spain is the country most committed to financing humanitarian aid for the Sahrawi people.
He also pointed out that he should not defend himself against fake news and urged that if anyone has any type of information about it, they should make it public.
The Spanish position regarding the situation in Venezuela, mentioning the ties of former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero with this country, were the subject of another question from a university student pointing out that this does not fit with the policies that he claims to defend.
