Overview
- The appeal to the Supreme Court’s appeals chamber seeks annulment of the €75,000 civil bond or, failing that, a reduction that could be set at zero euros.
- Judge Ángel Hurtado first set the bond at €150,000, then cut it to €75,000 after acknowledging he used an unconstitutional criterion by including a potential criminal fine.
- Álvaro García Ortiz already secured the initial amount with a property-backed guarantee because he lacked the sum in cash.
- Alberto González Amador withdrew his bid to raise the bond to €300,000 after the guarantee was lodged, yet he maintains a claim for €300,000 in moral damages.
- The defense disputes any compensable moral harm and argues that publicity about plea talks stemmed from González Amador’s circle and media reports, as the appeals chamber now weighs the challenge.