An official complaint is being prepared in Madrid by Begoña Gómez, the wife of Spain’s Prime Minister, against Vito Quiles, a well-known far-right polemicist. According to sources from La Moncloa, the incident occurred in a city café, where Gómez was with two friends. At that moment, Quiles approached her, blocked the exit, and began recording the scene on video.
Witnesses claim that Quiles not only prevented Gómez and her companions from leaving the premises but also continued to follow them outside. In the published footage, one of the Prime Minister’s wife’s friends tries to stop the filming, while Quiles loudly claims he is being attacked and calls the police. Eventually, Gómez left the scene, and Quiles posted an edited video online, showing only selected moments of the incident.
According to La Moncloa, Quiles’ actions are regarded as harassment and aggressive interference in private life. Authorities note that such incidents raise concerns about the safety of public figures and their families. In recent years, Spain has already debated issues of privacy protection and appropriate boundaries of behavior in public spaces, especially concerning government officials.
The incident involving Begoña Gómez became yet another example of the tensions surrounding public figures in Spain. The country has repeatedly seen debates over the acceptability of methods of pressure and prosecution, including those directed at judges and officials. For example, a Spanish judge was previously fined for using artificial intelligence in preparing a court ruling—this case also sparked wide public debate and became a topic of discussion within the professional community, as noted in the article on sanctions for the use of AI in the judicial system.
