The Prosecutor's Office has opposed the appeal with which Jonathan Andic requested that the precautionary measures against him be withdrawn in the case in which he is being investigated for allegedly killing his father, the founder of Mango, Isak Andic. In its response to the defense's appeal, the public prosecutor's office points out that there are indications in the case that "contradict" the version of the family's firstborn regarding "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.

A few weeks ago, the Ministry of Justice announced a "historic" expansion of the judges' staff to be created this year 500 new places across the country, 91 of which are in CataloniaHowever, the distribution of these new positions remained to be determined. The Spanish government's initial proposal failed to gain traction with either the Catalan Ministry of Justice or the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC), which have now submitted identical amendments. "We anticipate that these proposals will be considered by the Ministry," stated the Catalan Minister of Justice, Ramon Espadaler. With these 91 new judicial units, Catalonia will increase from 871 to 962. Most will be new positions in ordinary courts, but the number of judges in the provincial courts will also be increased. Lleida and Tarragona will each gain one more judge, Girona two, and Barcelona fourteen—six for the criminal divisions and eight for the civil divisions. A new judgeship will also be created for the TSJC.

The prosecution expects that most of the victims of the massive real estate scam with more than a hundred victims so they can recover their homes. On Monday, the 17 people involved in the scam accepted sentences ranging up to four years and seven months in prison—the highest sentences were given to a lawyer and a notary—and next week the court will decide how to resolve the civil liabilities in the case. In cases where the victims cannot recover their properties, the prosecution has requested that they be compensated with the current value of the apartments.

"Knowledge, without interaction, stays in the classroom." This is how Francisco Nicolás Gómez Iglesias presents it. alias Little NicholasHis latest escapade: an online course offering his followers training to become him. Titled Mr. PresidentIn this "training program," Francisco Nicolás promises to teach them how to manipulate the "invisible strings" of power that move in the stands of the Bernabéu stadium, at private dinners with the elite, and in the boardrooms of large companies. And all for the price of 600 euros—560 for those who booked before it started on January 19. Taxes included.

The judge in the Montoro case takes another step in the investigation. The head of court number 2 in Tarragona, who is investigating the alleged scheme of tax favors to companies from the Ministry of Finance In exchange for financial benefits, he has requested a whole series of documents from the former PP minister and the companies under investigation. In a ruling that also extends the investigation for another six months, Judge Rubén Rus grants the request of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and requires the judicial police to provide a whole series of information, including the deeds of constitution and dissolution of the marital property regimes of several of those under investigation, such as Montoro himself. He also requests the complete registry entries, reports, and annual accounts between 2008 and 2025 of Equipo Económico, the firm linked to the former minister and which investigators place at the epicenter of the alleged corruption network, and of other companies, including those listed.

The patient at Bellvitge Hospital with anorexia who accused a hospital orderly of abuse has reaffirmed her account of the various episodes of sexual assault she claims to have suffered. She did so this Monday during the first and last session of the trial held at the Barcelona Provincial Court. The orderly, sitting in the dock, denied the allegations and stated that he never had any physical contact with the patient, who was admitted to the eating disorder unit at Bellvitge, a center of the Catalan Health Institute (ICS) of the Generalitat of Catalonia. At the end of the trial, the prosecution requested a nine-year prison sentence for the orderly, a request that the private prosecution, representing the complainant, increased to ten years. The defense requested the defendant's acquittal. The ICS representative also denied any wrongdoing.

The Ministry of Justice announced on Monday that it will create 500 new judgeships across Spain this year, 91 of which will be in Catalonia. This represents an average increase of 8.5% in judgeships nationwide, and a 10.5% increase in Catalonia, from 870 to 960 judges and magistrates. The Ministry explained that this is "the largest expansion of the judicial system in history." Regarding the impact on Catalonia, the Catalan Minister of Justice, Ramon Espadaler, celebrated that the measure "puts an end to the historical shortage of judgeships" and brings Catalonia's number of judges in line with the national average. To illustrate the significance of this announcement, Espadaler noted that only 65 judicial positions had been created in Catalonia in the last 10 years. For now, the Ministry has presented a draft royal decree that is just beginning the legislative process. Without offering any timeline, Espadaler explained that before the legislation is finalized, they will assess with the judiciary whether any changes are needed in the allocation of these 91 judge and magistrate positions. The draft royal decree plans to bring new personnel to all judicial levels: the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC), the provincial courts, and the lower courts, formerly known as ordinary courts. the reform of the efficiency law"We have a unique opportunity to modernize the public justice system," the regional minister declared during a press conference this Monday. Although the regional ministry has not specified the cost, the national ministry estimates that creating a judicial position currently costs around €100,000, whereas before the reform it cost €500,000. Therefore, it calculates that the 500 judicial positions to be created nationwide will cost €55.7 million, compared to €260 million before the reform. The new positions to be created this year will also be distributed across all jurisdictions. Espadaler acknowledged that until now his team had focused primarily on strengthening the criminal justice system in the Barcelona district. a plan against repeat offenders that added five additional courts for fast-track trialsIn fact, these reinforcements will be stabilized with the 91 positions announced this Monday. This time, the new positions will cover all specialties and will expand staffing in areas such as commercial and civil law.

Fifty kilometers to reach a trial in Manresa: that's the distance that defendants, victims, witnesses, and lawyers from the Osona region have had to travel for more than six years. It wasn't until this week that criminal trials resumed in Vic, with a temporary solution in a basement on Ronda Camprodon, meaning those involved in the proceedings no longer need to travel to the Manresa courthouse, where public transport connections don't always make it easy to arrive on time. "Many lawyers have had to act as taxi drivers for their clients," explains Rogeli Montoliu, dean of the Vic Bar Association. "It's like a doctor who lives in Vic and has to go to the Hospital Clínic to perform surgery and have to take the patient in his car because the patient is also from Vic and has no other way to get there," criticizes Montoliu, who is also president of the Catalan Bar Council (Cicac). The lawyer asserts that over the years it has been "very common" for a hearing to be postponed because someone was unable to attend, and in this regard, he emphasizes that these trials—which deal with crimes such as theft, robbery, or traffic offenses—often involve "people with limited financial resources" who lack the means to attend. The trials now being held in Vic include crimes committed throughout the Osona region, and in fact, hearings have been scheduled in the new courtroom for the past three months to ensure it can be used normally from day one, according to sources at the High Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC). However, they add that for some time there will still be some cases tried in Manresa because they were already scheduled there and because with only one courtroom it would have been impossible to handle all the pending hearings.