Madrid mayoral hopeful Esperanza Aguirre to be tried for a misdemeanor
Provincial court overrules decision to shelve a case involving traffic incident in April 2014
Esperanza Aguirre, the Popular Party (PP)’s candidate to become the next mayor of Madrid, will have to stand trial on misdemeanor charges involving a traffic incident.
A veteran politician who headed the regional government between 2003 and 2012, Aguirre made headlines on April 3, 2014 when she double parked on Madrid’s busy Gran Vía avenue, then drove away when officers were giving her a ticket.
Aguirre made headlines after she double parked and drove away when being given a ticket
In her rush to get away, Aguirre knocked down a police scooter and a car chase ensued, with patrol cars following the conservative politician to her house in the capital’s Malasaña neighborhood.
Aguirre has claimed in her defense that the officers were deliberately retaining her much longer than necessary, possibly in the hopes that passersby would recognize her.
Madrid’s Provincial Court on Monday accepted the prosecution’s appeal against a lower court’s decision to shelve the case. Instead, Aguirre will be tried for a misdemeanor, and face a fine.
At the same the court also rejected the appeal filed by one of the officers involved for lacking both legal standing and any evidence of injuries suffered.
Tu suscripción se está usando en otro dispositivo
¿Quieres añadir otro usuario a tu suscripción?
Si continúas leyendo en este dispositivo, no se podrá leer en el otro.
FlechaTu suscripción se está usando en otro dispositivo y solo puedes acceder a EL PAÍS desde un dispositivo a la vez.
Si quieres compartir tu cuenta, cambia tu suscripción a la modalidad Premium, así podrás añadir otro usuario. Cada uno accederá con su propia cuenta de email, lo que os permitirá personalizar vuestra experiencia en EL PAÍS.
¿Tienes una suscripción de empresa? Accede aquí para contratar más cuentas.
En el caso de no saber quién está usando tu cuenta, te recomendamos cambiar tu contraseña aquí.
Si decides continuar compartiendo tu cuenta, este mensaje se mostrará en tu dispositivo y en el de la otra persona que está usando tu cuenta de forma indefinida, afectando a tu experiencia de lectura. Puedes consultar aquí los términos y condiciones de la suscripción digital.
Últimas noticias
The Iberian Peninsula is rotating clockwise, scientists report
Louis Tomlinson on surviving the loss of his mother, sister and One Direction bandmate: ‘There’s no preparation for what I’ve been through’
Media and political earthquake in Italy over sale of ‘La Repubblica’ and ‘La Stampa’, the two main opposition newspapers
Does someone decide what we listen to? How Spotify’s algorithm works and what we know about its real power
Most viewed
- Christian Louboutin: ‘Young people don’t want to be like their parents. And if their parents wear sneakers, they’re going to look for something else’
- ‘We are dying’: Cuba sinks into a health crisis amid medicine shortages and misdiagnosis
- A mountaineer, accused of manslaughter for the death of his partner during a climb: He silenced his phone and refused a helicopter rescue
- Cartels in Mexico take a leap forward with narco-drones: ‘It is criminal groups that are leading the innovation race’
- If AI replaces workers, should it also pay taxes?
