Overview
- The Penal Chamber advanced a conviction under Article 417.1, imposing a two‑year disqualification from the attorney general post, a €7,200 fine, and €10,000 in damages to Alberto González Amador.
- The decision was split 5–2, with dissent from magistrates Susana Polo and Ana Ferrer; because Polo opposed the majority, President Andrés Martínez Arrieta will author the judgment, which remains pending notification.
- García Ortiz has not resigned, and his removal takes effect upon service of the written ruling, as the government prepares the succession process with deputy María Ángeles Sánchez Conde set to act in the interim.
- Defense plans point to a potential constitutional amparo over alleged procedural violations in searches and device copying, while the majority relied on indicia highlighted by the UCO despite journalists’ testimony that they had the email beforehand.
- González Amador is expected to seek nullity in his own tax and bribery cases using the conviction, though legal experts cited in coverage question that the ruling will undo those proceedings.