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Audiencia Nacional Frees Ex-Interior Security Chief Francisco Martínez

Judge María Tardón released Martínez after police confirmed that evidence in the 'Operación Borrasca' probe was secured.

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El ex número dos de Interior Francisco Martínez

Overview

  • Martínez had been held since May 29 on charges of leading a criminal network accused of stealing and selling sensitive data from public and private entities.
  • Magistrate Tardón cited the removal of any risk of evidence destruction as the basis for granting him provisional liberty.
  • The Comisaría General de Información of the Guardia Civil confirmed that all materials related to Martínez’s case are safeguarded.
  • The release follows a prosecutor’s request once investigators deemed that all evidence-dependent measures had been satisfied.
  • Martínez served as secretary of state for security under Mariano Rajoy’s government before his arrest in the wide-ranging 'Operación Borrasca' inquiry.