Spain Health Minister Ana Mato resigns amid Gurtel scandal

Spain's Health Minister, Ana Mato has resigned after a judge accused her of benefiting from illegal payments.

Her former husband, Jesus Sepulveda, was found to be linked to a huge corruption case involving the ruling People's Party.

A court issued a formal ruling which signaled that Ms Mato had no knowledge of any possible crime.

The scheme caused a scandal for Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, who apologised after party members were arrested by the police.

Ms Mato has not been named as an official suspect in the case, but will have to sit in during court hearings.

In a statement, Ms Mato said she had not been linked to any crime but was standing down for the good of the government.

Source: BBC