Overview

• The Penal Chamber scheduled six full hearing days with morning and afternoon sessions on November 3, 4, 5, 11, 12 and 13.
• Forty witnesses were admitted, including eight prosecutors, press officers from the Prosecutor’s Office, 12 journalists, 11 Guardia Civil UCO agents, four politicians, two lawyers and Alberto González Amador.
• Notable witnesses include prosecutors Julián Salto, Almudena Lastra and Pilar Rodríguez, press heads Mar Hedo and Íñigo Corral, and political figures Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Juan Lobato, Pilar Sánchez Acera and Francesc Vallés.
• The court rejected testimony from minister Óscar López, former PSOE organizer Santos Cerdán, David del Campo and journalist Angélica Rubio, citing insufficient relevance to the case.
• A seven‑judge panel led by Andrés Martínez Arrieta will hear the case, three UCO agents will serve as expert witnesses, Cadena SER’s March 13, 2024 audio and a 23:51 article certification were requested, García‑Ortiz will testify last, and he remains in office before trial.