Overview

• The court said his collaboration was proven, citing documented fee payments and media investigations, including DR’s reporting.
• Judges held he has a legitimate interest in official recognition that could support an effort to revisit his Spanish conviction.
• The ruling compels PET and FE to acknowledge his role, which the court called an exceptional departure from normal secrecy rules.
• Spain’s Audiencia Nacional convicted him in 2018 for ISIS membership based on material from his Syria trips, a judgment later upheld.
• He was transferred to Denmark in 2020 to serve a reduced term, completed most of his sentence there, and was released in 2023.