Overview

• Alberto González Amador, partner of Madrid President Isabel Díaz Ayuso, filed a €40,000 defamation lawsuit against Vice President María Jesús Montero over claims he committed tax fraud.
• Montero's defense argues her statements are protected by public interest and parliamentary privilege, while González Amador's legal team contests these claims, citing a Moncloa briefing as the source of her remarks.
• The defense highlighted that Montero referred to González Amador as a 'confessed fraudster' despite no conviction or confession of tax fraud on his part.
• The Supreme Court has reserved judgment after the April 24 preliminary hearing, where both sides debated the legal limits of parliamentary inviolability and freedom of expression.
• The case is set against a backdrop of ongoing Fiscalía investigations into González Amador's financial conduct, which were expanded in late 2024.