Overview

• Judge Ángel Hurtado has received WhatsApp data from the United States and Gmail records from Ireland as part of an investigation into Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz and Madrid prosecutor Pilar Rodríguez for alleged unlawful disclosure of state secrets.
• The obtained data focuses on messages exchanged between March 8–14, 2024, and includes backups and metadata provided by WhatsApp and Google.
• The Guardia Civil’s UCO has been tasked with conducting a forensic analysis of the retrieved communications, with progress updates required every five days.
• A separate secret investigation has been launched into a linked data leak involving businessman Alberto González Amador, centering on confidential communications tied to tax fraud admissions.
• This high-profile case underscores the use of international judicial cooperation, with commission rogatories enabling cross-border evidence gathering from the U.S. and Ireland.