Overview
- The Supreme Court’s ruling imposes two years of disqualification, a €7,200 fine and €10,000 in damages to Alberto González Amador over the disclosure of reserved data from an email.
- Sánchez said he laments the verdict and will seek review in the Constitutional Court, with possible recourse to European courts, while ruling out a pardon for now.
- The government has initiated the process to appoint a successor and signals a rapid nomination once García Ortiz resigns, according to officials.
- Protests supporting García Ortiz drew limited crowds in Madrid, Santiago and La Coruña, with Dolores Delgado and Baltasar Garzón among the attendees.
- Defending García Ortiz, Sánchez cited journalists’ testimony that he was not the leak’s source and made a pointed reference to Supreme Court judge Manuel Marchena.