Overview
- Álvaro García Ortiz sent his resignation to Justice Minister Félix Bolaños, asking the Council of Ministers to dismiss him with publication in the official gazette to make it effective.
- Ángeles Sánchez Conde, the deputy prosecutor at the Supreme Court, assumes the role on an interim basis after having argued for his acquittal during the case.
- The Supreme Court convicted him under Penal Code article 417.1 for unlawful disclosure, imposing two years of disqualification, a €7,200 fine, and €10,000 in compensation to businessman Alberto González Amador.
- Only an incident of nullity before the Supreme Court or a Constitutional Court amparo remain available, and both avenues are regarded as unlikely to succeed.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the process to appoint a successor is underway and expressed discomfort with the ruling, indicating other courts may review disputed aspects.