The Attorney General resigns after the Supreme Court's conviction.

BarcelonaThe Attorney General resigned this morning after being convicted last week of revealing secretsÁlvaro García Ortiz sent a letter early this morning to the Minister of Justice, Félix Bolaños, requesting his dismissal following the Supreme Court's decision to disqualify him from holding public office for two years for leaking an email in which Isabel Díaz Ayuso's partner admitted to tax fraud. The letter, which was first reported by [source missing], states that... The Country And having also consulted the ARA (Argentine Anti-Corruption Report), the prosecutor asserts that his stepping aside "is an act owed not only to the Public Prosecutor's Office, but to all Spanish citizens." García Ortiz also maintains that he is "convinced he has faithfully served the institution," and asks Bolaños to dismiss him "without even waiting to learn the reasoning behind the sentence." The Supreme Court made his conviction public last week—which also imposes a fine and compensation—even though the judges have not yet drafted the full ruling.

Carta de renúncia del fiscal general

The move by the current attorney general also comes after the Spanish president on Sunday, Pedro Sánchez will escalate his rhetoric against the judiciary and that the Constitutional Court would be urged to correct "some aspects of the ruling" against García Ortiz. "We accept the ruling, although we do not agree with it," he emphasized, reiterating the message conveyed by the Moncloa Palace since last Thursday.

The replacement of García Ortiz

While awaiting the Spanish government's appointment of a new Attorney General, a decision expected in the coming days, the duties of the office will be carried out by the Deputy Attorney General of the Supreme Court, María Ángeles Sánchez Conde. Regarding the replacement, in an interview on TVE, the Spanish government spokesperson, Pilar Alegría, offered no details and simply stated that it will be "a person committed, as Álvaro García Ortiz has been, to public service, truth, and the law." The Minister of Education also emphasized that, pending the wording of the sentence, the "most important" aspect of the trial is the testimony of "all the journalists" who claimed to have seen the email in which Alberto González Amador, Isabel Díaz Ayuso's partner, was involved. An email that "in no case did it reach them through the prosecutor." Therefore, Alegría stated that she "understands" that the Supreme Court's decision has generated "at least astonishment" in "many people," and pointed out that a "calm study" would have been more appropriate to avoid dissenting opinions—two judges voted against convicting García Ortiz—and to reach "unanimity," posing for the cameras.