Overview
- Álvaro García Ortiz was found guilty of revelation of secrets and faces two years of disqualification from public office, a €7,200 fine, and €10,000 in damages to Alberto González Amador, with the court’s written reasoning still pending.
- Isabel Díaz Ayuso hailed the outcome as proof of an “operation of State,” called the facts “typical of a dictatorship,” and warned of a potential “unhinged” response from Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
- Senior government figures expressed indignation, with ministers Óscar López and Ernest Urtasun arguing the ruling signals that Ayuso’s circle is protected, while spokesperson Pilar Alegría criticized the speed and opacity of the decision.
- González Amador’s legal team is studying whether to seek nullity of his two cases—one already headed to trial for tax fraud and falsification and another still under investigation—though prior appeals failed and procedural scholars see little chance the conviction will void them.
- The Supreme Court announced the verdict before publishing its full rationale, an unusual sequence that has drawn complaints from PSOE leaders about due process and transparency.