Overview

• The Council Fiscal is set to vote today on four high-level prosecutorial appointments, including the contentious coordinator for crimes against public administration.
• Álvaro García Ortiz, the fiscal general under investigation for a leak-related offense, faces demands from the Asociación de Fiscales (AF) to abstain from the process due to a conflict of interest.
• The AF, which has a majority in the prosecutorial body, has threatened to boycott the vote, citing concerns over institutional impartiality and credibility.
• The new prosecutorial post, created by Real Decreto in October 2024, has been criticized for potentially overlapping with the Fiscalía Anticorrupción's mandate.
• Emilio Sánchez Ulled, a former anticorruption prosecutor, is considered the leading candidate for the contested position among six applicants.