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Spain’s Attorney General Faces Second Day of Leak Trial as Court Hears Ayuso Aide

Witness testimony probes who accessed a lawyer’s plea email before it reached prosecutors.

Overview

  • The Supreme Court resumes hearings with communications officials and is slated to question Miguel Ángel Rodríguez and Alberto González Amador today.
  • Álvaro García Ortiz has denied being the source of the March 2024 disclosure of a February 2 email in which the defense offered to admit two tax offenses to avoid prison.
  • The State Attorney representing García Ortiz argues that Ayuso’s circle and the defense lawyer drove the dissemination to steer media narratives.
  • The prosecution requests acquittal, while the private accuser seeks four years in prison and €300,000 in damages, after bail was cut from €150,000 to €75,000.
  • The judge refused to suspend García Ortiz from his post, and he is due to testify on November 12 as the multi‑session trial continues.