The Spanish judiciary is investigating the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez for a number of alleged offences including corruption. The Regional Court of the Autonomous Community of Madrid rejected an appeal by the public prosecutor’s office against the opening of an investigation. The court announced on Wednesday that an investigation was justified, confirming a ruling by a Madrid judge who had decided in mid-April to open an investigation against Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, on suspicion of influence peddling and corruption in business. After the charges against his wife came to light, S…