The Madrid Prosecutor’s Office in Spain asked the court on Thursday to drop the case against Begoña Gomez, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife, for the alleged crime of peddling influence and corruption, sources told Spanish news source EFE. The prosecutors appealed a local court’s decision to open preliminary investigations into the links between Begoña Gomez and private companies. Prosecutors also demanded the dismissal of the case, citing a lack of evidence.

The case started after a private activist group named Manos Limpias filed a complaint on Wednesday against Pedro Sanchez’s wife. The complaint accused her of using her position and relationship with the prime minister to influence business by signing recommendation letters to endorse businessmen who apply for public tenders.

Sanchez denied the allegations against his wife in a public letter. Sanchez also blamed Manos Limpias—which he described as a “far-right organization”—for basing its complaint on “alleged information from ultra-conservative digital newspapers that have been publishing on the matter and which have a marked ultra-wing and ultra-right orientation.” He referred to the whole affair as a “strategy of harassment and bullying” conducted by his political opponents, openly accusing president of the People’s Party Alberto Nuñez Freijo and president of the right-wing political party Vox Santiago Abascal of collaborating  with Manos Limpias. Sanchez also said that his wife will defend her honorability against baseless accusations and will cooperate with authorities in everything that is required to clarify facts that are “as scandalous in appearance as they are non-existent.”

The general secretary of Manos Limpias Miguel Bernad said he found the prime minister’s response to be “unacceptable” because instead of giving explanations about whether the allegations against Gomez were true, Sanchez insulted the union and accused it of being part of a “right-wing campaign” against him. However, Bernad admitted that the complaint filed against Begoña Gomez was aimed at opening proceedings to “verify the veracity of a series of information disseminated by several digital newspapers.” He further added that the organization Manos Limpias became aware of a series of irregularities which “could be criminal” through digital newspapers. After seeing the prosecutor’s office fail to take any action based upon the irregularities, Manos Limpias decided to file the complaint. They claimed to be exercising a “citizen’s right and duty” in doing so.

Sanchez stated in his letter that he plans to take some time “to stop and think whether it is worth it to remain at the head of the government or resign” and cancelled his public duties for the rest of the week. Sanchez will appear before the media on April 29 to announce his final decision regarding the matter.