Overview

• Supreme Court deputy prosecutor Ángeles Sánchez Conde asked for the full acquittal of Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz in the leak case tied to a March 2024 email.
• The prosecution proposed 19 witnesses for the oral hearing, including Alberto González Amador, Ayuso’s chief of staff Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, and about ten journalists who said they knew the email’s content beforehand.
• The brief argues no role can be attributed to García Ortiz in any dissemination and maintains the information was known to others before the Fiscalía’s note was issued.
• The Supreme Court hearing is expected in the coming months, with press reports pointing to November, and García Ortiz remains charged with revelation of secrets facing up to six years in prison after posting a €75,000 bond.
• In a separate case, a Madrid judge ordered González Amador to stand trial for alleged tax fraud after rejecting a request to pause the process during appeals, with authorities estimating a €350,910 shortfall and prosecutors seeking three years and nine months in prison.