Overview

• Álvaro García Ortiz presided over the Supreme Court ceremony alongside King Felipe VI despite being processed for an alleged leak tied to Isabel Díaz Ayuso’s partner.
• His address drew rare applause from progressive attendees and a separate ovation for Supreme Court and CGPJ president María Isabel Perelló, underscoring visible divisions.
• Perelló rejected recent criticisms of judges voiced by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, calling the remarks inappropriate.
• The Fiscalía’s annual report records an 11% increase in jihadist-related proceedings to 170, which constitute about 86% of terrorism cases.
• Interior reports 95 arrests linked to jihadist cells in the first eight months of 2025, while only 10 jihadists received sentences exceeding nine years and just two more cases were closed than in 2023.