Overview
- The case examines whether Álvaro García Ortiz unlawfully disclosed reserved prosecutorial communications about Alberto González Amador to the press.
- He faces charges of revelation of secrets, infidelity in the custody of documents and prevarication, alongside a €300,000 civil claim for moral damages by González Amador.
- The court has set six sessions over Nov. 3–5 and 11–13 with 40 witnesses, and García Ortiz is scheduled to testify in the penultimate session.
- The defense is led by the Abogacía del Estado with the Public Prosecutor’s Office also asking for acquittal, while the complainant and several popular accusations, including ICAM, Manos Limpias, APIF and Foro Libertad y Alternativa, oppose.
- Key witnesses include prosecutors linked to the leaked emails, González Amador and Madrid chief of staff Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, plus 12 Guardia Civil UCO agents on searches and device forensics, with proceedings open to over 200 accredited journalists via the court’s internal feed.