Overview
- Álvaro García Ortiz appealed to the Supreme Court’s Sala de Apelación seeking annulment of the fianza and, failing that, a further reduction.
- His filing cites the Ley de Asistencia Jurídica del Estado to claim exemption from fianzas, depósitos and other guarantees when acts are tied to official functions.
- Judge Ángel Hurtado initially set the guarantee at €150,000, then cut it to €75,000 after acknowledging he wrongly included a potential criminal fine in the calculation.
- García Ortiz had already covered the initial amount with a property-backed aval, which the private accuser accepted before withdrawing its challenge to the guarantee.
- The acusación particular for Alberto González Amador maintains a claim of up to €300,000 in moral damages, which the defense disputes by noting the alleged harm was publicized by González Amador’s own entourage.