Overview
- Alvaro Garcia Ortiz was found guilty of leaking confidential information in a tax-fraud matter and was disqualified from office for two years.
- The court imposed a €7,300 fine and ordered €10,000 in moral damages to Alberto Gonzalez Amador, partner of Madrid leader Isabel Diaz Ayuso.
- The leak concerned correspondence tied to a 2024 tax-fraud probe involving Gonzalez Amador, a case that drew intense political scrutiny.
- Public prosecutors had urged acquittal, saying there was no proof Garcia Ortiz ordered the leak, while he denied wrongdoing throughout.
- The verdict, which can be appealed, marks a first for a serving attorney general and has fueled opposition demands for accountability and fresh elections.