New round of statements for the Andic case. This Friday, the sisters of Jonathan and daughters of Isak Andic, founder of Mango, appeared at the Martorell courts. Sara Andic and Judith Andic testified for approximately one hour each and, according to family sources, have stood by their brother, who is being investigated for the death of his father.

Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, the all-powerful chief of staff for Isabel Díaz Ayuso, will not go "forward", using the expression he himself has so often used against PSOE leaders. The judge has decided to dismiss the case against him for leaking the names and photo of two journalists from El País who were investigating the tax fraud case of the Madrid president's boyfriend. After hearing the statements of both Rodríguez and Alberto González Amador, Ayuso's partner, the magistrate considers that there are no indications of a breach of secrecy, as stated in the order to which ARA has had access. The PSOE has already warned that it will appeal the decision.

The therapy that Jonathan Andic and Isak Andic were undergoing to improve their father-son relationship is one of the elements at the center of the investigation to try to clarify how the founder of Mango died. In the midst of this therapy was a coach, J.L., who practiced a method inspired by Freud and his metaphorical theory of the death of the father. J.L.'s role is key to the point that the judge is investigating whether she was involved in the businessman's death, and this Tuesday she spent two hours and forty minutes testifying, leaving the courts as a witness and not as a suspect.From J.L.'s therapy, advanced by this newspaper, the messages from Jonathan to Isak such as "I'm not surprised you thought I was capable of killing you" have emerged. Furthermore, the judge also indicates that the coach allegedly facilitated the founder of Mango handing over a lifetime inheritance to his son, with the aim of not losing their relationship. The entire process of this lifetime inheritance, according to the judge, was mediated by J.L. The magistrate also spoke of Jonathan Andic's "obsession with money".

Two hours and forty minutes. That's how long the Andic family therapist, J.L., has been answering questions from the judge investigating the death of Mango founder Isak Andic; from the case prosecutor and the defense of Jonathan Andic, who is under investigation for his father's death. The therapist's testimony is key, as the harshest messages from the son to the father – such as "I'm not surprised you thought I was capable of killing you" – were written during their therapy sessions. So much so that the judge in the case asked the Mossos d'Esquadra to investigate if third parties could have been involved in the businessman's death, referring to J.L. For now, however, she entered the Martorell courts on Tuesday morning as a witness and left with the same status. As of now, the judge has decided not to classify her as a suspect.

The death of Isak Andic is not a usual police and judicial investigation. And it is not so because the account of the Mossos, the prosecutor, and the judge of Martorell is built on circumstantial evidence. These indications range from the behavior of his son and sole investigated person, Jonathan Andic, in the days before the events, to the messages between father and son, the contradictions in the investigated person's statements, the analysis of the deceased's autopsy, and also the study of how the fall of the Mango founder occurred and the marks it left on the ground.

Jonathan Andic has been defending himself since the Mossos d'Esquadra arrested him as the alleged perpetrator of his father's death. Judicially, by filing a technical and extensive appeal that denies the evidence incriminating him to try to have the restrictive measures currently against him lifted, such as the passport withdrawal or the one million euro bail with which he has managed to avoid going to prison. But also, in the media, trying to reverse the "social condemnation" that his defense claims he suffered when he was arrested. Nevertheless, the judge, the Mossos, and the prosecutor in the case are all heading in the same direction: they believe there are sufficient grounds to indict him.

The Commercial Court number 2 of Palma has forgiven a debt of 57,269 euros to a couple who had emigrated to Germany to "rebuild their lives", after applying the Second Chance Law.

The Public Prosecutor's Office has opposed the appeal by which Jonathan Andic requested that the precautionary measures against him be withdrawn in the case in which he is being investigated for allegedly killing his father, Mango founder Isak Andic. In its response to the defense's appeal, the public ministry points out that there are indications in the case that "contradict" the eldest son's version of the family about "the method and circumstances" in which his father died.

The Prosecutor's Office has asked the Martorell judge investigating the death of Mango's founder, Isak Andic, to order a reconstruction of his fall. This means that the public ministry wants the businessman's son and sole suspect, Jonathan Andic, to return to the Collbató caves to clarify what happened, according to ACN. The Prosecutor's Office has requested several investigative measures, now that the investigation is no longer secret, among which the return to Collbató with the suspect present stands out.

If the previous Spanish legislature (2019-2023) was marked by judicial cases against the independence movement, the current one has become a real judicial minefield for the PSOE. The common thread between the two was, moreover, the amnesty, which Pedro Sánchez pledged to approve to secure the votes of ERC and Junts for his investiture. Although its implementation, two years after it was approved, has not yet been completed – with more than a hundred politicians, activists, and public officials with pending proceedings – one of the tangible effects of the measure has been the anger of the political and judicial right over the socialists' concession. In fact, the legislature began with constant protests in front of the PSOE headquarters encouraged by the far-right and also by PP officials.

Faced with the crisis that looms heavily over the PSOE due to the Zapatero case, the Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has reiterated his support for the socialist ex-president, who is being investigated for alleged crimes of criminal organization, influence peddling, and document forgery. On the day that the Central Operative Unit of the Civil Guard entered the party headquarters on Ferraz Street in Madrid, Sánchez assured from Rome that he has read the judge's order and has been informed of the summary through the media and that he "reaffirms" his opinion: "Full cooperation with justice, full respect for the presumption of innocence, and all my support for President Zapatero. There is no reason to change this position.

More than two decades later, Helena Jubany's crime is on the verge of trial. Jubany's family's defense and the Public Prosecutor's Office have already submitted their briefs accusing Santi Laiglesia and requesting sentences of 26 years in prison. Now, one of the few steps remaining to set a date for the trial is for Laiglesia's lawyer to submit his defense brief. For now, however, the lawyer has requested more time to submit it. The reason? He is awaiting a counter-report on DNA to try and refute the evidence implicating the accused.

First actions by Jonathan Andic's defense after he was arrested this Tuesday for his alleged connection to the death of his father, Isak Andic, founder of Mango. Andic's eldest son was brought before the court in Martorell and testified for the first time as an investigated party – he had previously testified as a witness – regarding his father's fall in December 2024 while hiking in Collbató. During this testimony, Jonathan limited himself to monosyllabic answers to his lawyer, Cristóbal Martell's questions. As reported by Efe and confirmed by ARA, his defense will request to testify again before the judge once they have analyzed the entire case file. For now, they do not specify when this request will be made.

There was an "organized scheme of illicit exercise of influence" and a "stable and hierarchical structure" that was "led" by José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and that had the purpose of obtaining "economic benefits" through "intermediation and exercise of influence before public bodies in favor of third parties." This is the conclusion reached by a judge of the Audiencia Nacional to indict the former Spanish president for the alleged crimes of criminal organization, influence peddling, and document forgery and to summon him next Tuesday, June 2, within the framework of the Plus Ultra case. In a ruling of 85 pages, José Luis Calama considers that Zapatero "would have put" his "personal contacts" and his "access capacity" to high-ranking officials of the administration at the service of third parties interested in "obtaining favorable decisions." The judge calculates that Zapatero would have received 1.9 million euros in commissions through three companies: one and a half million directly to him and 400,000 euros to What The Fav, his daughters' marketing company.

The Prosecutor's Office has "no doubt" about the "unequivocal evidence" against the parents of the baby allegedly mistreated and raped in Barcelona. Sources from the Prosecutor's Office stated this after Tuesday's hearing at the Barcelona Court, where the defense of the child's mother distanced herself from the father's to try to get him out of prison. Both the public prosecutor and the private prosecution from the Generalitat have requested that the couple remain in provisional prison. In contrast, the lawyers defending the man and the woman separately have requested that they be allowed to await trial at liberty.

Today the analysis could last as long as a news broadcast. Let's begin: today marks one year since the great blackout. April 28th. It was a day like today, more or less. We were heading into summer. Sunshine and mild temperatures. Lucky for us. And it started when the kids were at school and people were at work. And it ended at night. The responsibility for the blackout has been diluted in a chain of problems that occurred in a cascade, and nothing has happened here.Jordi Pujol has already slept at his home tonight, in Barcelona, where he arrived yesterday evening quite tired, with the frustration of not having been able to declare and of knowing that he has not been able to receive an acquittal of which he was convinced.Don't miss this chronicle by our delegate in Madrid, Núria Orriols, full of details about the two hours the former president spent at the National Court. They asked him which years he was president and he got it right, from 1980 to 2003. But when they asked him if he knew what he was being accused of, he started to ramble.But, above all, don't miss the in-depth reflection by Jordi Nieva-Fenoll, professor of procedural law at the University of Barcelona:

Today the analysis could last as long as a TV news broadcast. Let's start: today marks one year since the big blackout. April 28th. It was a day like today, more or less. We were heading into summer. Sunshine and mild temperatures. Lucky for us. And it started when the kids were at school and people were at work. And it ended at night. The responsibility for the blackout has been diluted in a chain of problems that presented themselves in a cascade, and nothing has happened here.Jordi Pujol has already slept at his home tonight, in Barcelona, where he arrived yesterday evening quite tired, with the frustration of not having been able to declare and knowing that he has not been able to receive an acquittal of which he was convinced.Don't miss this chronicle by our delegate in Madrid, Núria Orriols, full of details about the two hours the former president spent at the National Court. They asked him what years he was president and he got it right, from 1980 to 2003. But when they asked him if he knew what he was accused of, he started to ramble.But, above all, don't miss the in-depth reflection by Jordi Nieva-Fenoll, professor of procedural law at the University of Barcelona:

A 47-year-old man faces 15 years in prison for allegedly sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Vilanova i la Geltrú. The man was aware he had HIV and Hepatitis C and that he could transmit them to the girl, and at trial he asked to be acquitted, stating he believed the victim was "at least" 18 years old. The minor committed suicide eight months after the rape, and her statement, recorded while the case was being investigated, was used as evidence at trial. The prosecution pointed to her vulnerable victim status due to an autism spectrum disorder as an aggravating factor.

15% of judge and magistrate positions in Catalonia are vacant. Of the 871 positions, 132 are unassigned, in addition to other circumstances such as medical leave or permits. Therefore, the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) has requested this Wednesday that the Ministry of Justice and the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) urgently convene extraordinary competitive examinations, beyond the average of 120 annual positions typically offered for the entire State. Given the political announcements to create more judicial positions –91 for Catalonia this year– the president of the TSJC, Mercè Caso, has demanded that what is needed is more judges to fill these posts: "Otherwise, we will have chairs, but not enough judges to fill them".

Over the past year, a new specialization has emerged in the courts, focused on investigating crimes in which the victims are children or adolescents. This has raised several questions about the limits of its jurisdiction and remains a source of disagreement between the judiciary and the Public Prosecutor's Office. The law that designed this specialty It did not specify, for example, whether sexual assaults against girls should fall under these new courts or under those specializing in violence against women, to which The same judicial reform assigned jurisdiction over all sexual offenses.The reform also failed to stipulate who should handle cases of sexual assault against girls reported years later, when the victims are adults, as a Barcelona judge has now raised in a ruling obtained by ARA. Within the judiciary and the Public Prosecutor's Office, there were differing opinions in this debate. On the one hand, some argued that sexual violence against girls should be investigated by the same courts that handle sexual assaults against adults. So far this year, as a result of this same reform, courts specializing in violence against women have jurisdiction over all sexual violence, not just domestic violence, as was the case previously. On the other hand, other legal experts warned that this would mean that sexual assaults against minors would have to be referred to different courts depending on whether the victim was a boy or a girl: boys would go to juvenile courts and girls to courts specializing in violence against women. Another argument in favor of leaving all cases in the hands of the new child abuse courts is their specialization and the fact that they utilize resources such as the Barnahus, where children can be interviewed by psychologists and educators in a less hostile environment than a courtroom.