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Madrid Court Limits Phone-Record Tracing in Probe Linked to Begoña Gómez’s UCM Chair

The provincial ruling narrows the inquiry to communications tied to the academic chair’s sponsors to enforce proportionality.

Overview

  • The Audiencia Provincial de Madrid partially upheld the instructor’s request, restricting call-log checks to links with the Complutense chair co-directed by Begoña Gómez.
  • Guardia Civil’s UCO may analyze cross-calls between adviser Cristina Álvarez and UCM numbers, the chair’s sponsors Reale Seguros and Fundación La Caixa, and tech providers Indra, Google, Telefónica, Arsys, and Manpower.
  • The court excluded any probe of Álvarez’s communications with Globalia, Air Europa, and the Africa Center.
  • Appeals from the defense, Begoña Gómez, and the Fiscalía were partially granted, narrowing but not halting the investigative measures.
  • The resolution allows targeted checks including contacts linked to entrepreneur Juan Carlos Barrabés within the defined timeframe since Álvarez’s July 2018 appointment.