Prosecutor Begoña García Boró requested acquittal on Monday for David Sánchez and ten other defendants in the trial over a 2017 job creation at the Diputación de Badajoz. Defenses sharply criticized Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Balas for his testimony. Popular accusations defended the UCO conclusions.
The prosecutor argued there is no evidence of influence or pressure in the hiring of the prime minister's brother. She noted that the popular accusations tried to build conjectures during the trial due to the lack of concrete acts of influence peddling. The defenses of David Sánchez and Miguel Ángel Gallardo attacked Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Balas. Lawyer Emilio Cortés asked to review recordings of his testimony and said the agent showed more ease with the prosecution than with the defenses. The Popular Party and other popular accusations attacked the credibility of civil servant witnesses who questioned the UCO theses. The court rejected David Sánchez's request to testify again after the change in requested penalties.
