Overview
- Álvaro García Ortiz appeared before the Supreme Court and refused to answer questions from private and popular accusations, citing a lack of procedural fairness, while agreeing to address his defense and public prosecutors.
- The Guardia Civil’s UCO team reaffirmed in court that the leak of a reserved email about Alberto González Amador began in the Prosecutor’s Office and argued the fiscal general had operational control over internal communications.
- UCO agents reported a double wipe of García Ortiz’s devices, saying the first occurred on October 16, 2024, hours after the Supreme Court announced the case opening, though they conceded they cannot be certain he was the leaker.
- The defense and the prosecution challenged the proportionality and scope of judicially authorized searches after agents cloned full devices under an order later narrowed to data from March 8–14, with UCO calling full copies a standard forensic step.
- Defense questioning highlighted that more than 500 people accessed the complaint and at least 16 in the Prosecutor’s Office saw the email, pressing UCO on why other potential sources were not similarly examined given the institution’s breadth.