Overview

• On July 9, García’s legal team filed a petition with the Sala de lo Penal at the Tribunal Supremo seeking restoration of his mobile phone seized on March 20, 2024.
• His lawyers contend the device contains conversations that could prove his innocence and uncover alleged extortion by ex-Miss Asturias Claudia Montes.
• The petition asserts that the phone holds records supporting García’s claim of an unpaid €8,500 loan to Montes, which he says she has never publicly addressed.
• An identical request will be submitted to Judge Ismael Moreno at the Audiencia Nacional to secure parallel consideration of the evidence access plea.
• Legal experts say the dispute underscores tensions in Spanish jurisprudence over defendants’ right to timely access to seized evidence and effective defense rights.