Overview
- Guardia Civil UCO agents told the court they performed full forensic copies of Álvaro García Ortiz’s devices due to technical and time limits, saying date filtering was done later.
- One agent described a selective copy on the desktop computer, but most testified that a complete backup was necessary at the time of seizure.
- Investigators ratified reports assigning a “preeminent role” to García Ortiz in the leak and reiterated that his WhatsApp messages were deleted on October 16, 2024, the day the case opened.
- The State Legal Service and the defense challenged the proportionality and scope of the searches, arguing material was improperly obtained beyond the judge’s authorized timeframe.
- Several journalists previously testified they knew the plea email’s contents before the attorney general received it, and García Ortiz is scheduled to testify today as prosecutors seek up to six years in prison.