Begoña Gómez, wife of Pedro Sánchez, has denounced Vito Quiles for assault following a clash at the Espanis restaurant in Las Rozas on Wednesday. Sources close to her claim Quiles prevented her from leaving a private area, a moment omitted from the video posted by the activist. Gómez's friends intervened to stop the pursuit outside the venue.
The incident took place at the Espanis restaurant in Las Rozas, Madrid region. Vito Quiles burst in filming Begoña Gómez and asked if she regretted using her position as the president's wife for 'shady deals'. Two friends, Lourdes Solís, a PSOE coordinator, and Blanca de Juan, an academic from Universidad Complutense, tried to intervene.
Quiles's video, with over two million views on social media, shows Gómez leaving and quickening her pace along Gabriel Enríquez de la Orden street as he pursues her. Additional footage reveals Quiles crawling over tables to follow. Outside, Solís grabbed his arm, shouting 'Get off. Get that shit away', and her glasses fell. De Juan rebuked him: 'Are you stupid?', amid cries of '¡Pero que paréis, Charos!'.
Sources close to Gómez claim the video is edited, omitting the assault inside the private area where she was allegedly prevented from leaving. The restaurant and streets have surveillance cameras. Quiles calls the denuncia an 'honor' and shows his cracked phone screen, claiming assault while questioning corruption.
The PSOE condemned it: 'The hate sown by Vito Quiles is funded by the PP and its Vox allies'. PP deputy Rafael Hernando countered that the images show otherwise. PSOE's Rebeca Torró and Montse Mínguez demanded condemnation from Feijóo.
