Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz to two years of disqualification for revealing secrets in the case involving Isabel Díaz Ayuso's boyfriend. The ruling, not yet drafted, relates to the leak of information about a tax plea deal for Alberto González Amador. Ayuso hails the decision as a political victory against the government.
Spain's Supreme Court has condemned Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz for revealing secrets, in a ruling advanced on Thursday related to the tax fraud case of Alberto González Amador, partner of Madrid President Isabel Díaz Ayuso. The penalty includes two years of disqualification and a 7,200 euro fine, according to judicial sources. The court argues that García Ortiz leaked an email about a plea deal in the proceedings against Amador, debunking false information spread by Ayuso's chief of staff, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (MAR).
Rodríguez messaged Amador after the sentence: 'Congratulations, you've destroyed them.' Ayuso, in a press conference, framed the ruling as a victory weakening Pedro Sánchez's government, stating 'it's not the attorney general, but Sánchez who sat in the dock.' Within the PP, the win bolsters her leadership against Alberto Núñez Feijóo, though it sparks internal suspicions.
From the G20 in South Africa, Sánchez defended García Ortiz's innocence, regretting the sentence he accepts but disagrees with. He pointed to the Constitutional Court to address 'controversial aspects' and ruled out a pardon. The government begins the process to appoint a successor with a 'distinguished legal career.'
Hundreds gathered outside the Supreme Court in support of the attorney general, chanting 'innocent' and decrying a 'political maneuver.' Figures like Baltasar Garzón and Dolores Delgado attended, calling the ruling 'unjust.' The sentence, awaiting drafting, caps a controversial trial dividing Spanish politics.
