Overview
- Hearings open in early November with eight prosecutors, eleven UCO officers, twelve journalists, several political figures, two lawyers, two press chiefs, and the complainant Alberto González Amador on the witness list.
- Investigating prosecutor Julián Salto has stated he never offered a plea deal to González Amador’s lawyer.
- Álvaro García Ortiz denies leaking any sensitive material and says he compiled internal emails to issue an accurate press note.
- Several journalists say they learned of the plea discussions days before the Attorney General and documented their messages with the defense in notarial acts.
- PSOE-M leader Juan Lobato resigned two days before his scheduled testimony after notarizing a conversation related to the circulated email.