Nineteen days after announcing the verdict, the Supreme Court has finally published its ruling justifying the two-year disqualification of the Attorney General. It considers that Álvaro García Ortiz committed the crime of "disclosure of confidential information," since, according to the judges who signed the ruling—five of the seven who comprised the panel—there is a body of "solid" evidence to assert that he, "or someone in his immediate circle with his knowledge," leaked to journalists a statement by Ayuso requesting a plea bargain and admitting to tax fraud. It is surprising that after so many days, the ruling is full of conditionals and suppositions that the judges consider clear indications. The appearance of the phrase "or someone in his immediate circle" already seems to demonstrate that they were unable to determine exactly who did it, and elsewhere in the ruling they also indicate that the fact that he deleted the WhatsApp messages from that day, for example, is, in their view, proof that he wanted to hide what he had done. In this respect, the numerous conditional statements and the overall tone of the ruling are worrying. This is especially true because the dissenting opinion of the two progressive judges dismantles these arguments, asserting that, in fact, there is no clear evidence directly incriminating García Ortiz.

Legal language is often technical and difficult to understand, but this is assumed to be necessary to meet the requirement of specificity expected in judges' rulings—especially when they are convictions. Therefore, it is surprising that in the case of the Attorney General, the Supreme Court justices resorted to an example they themselves consider "simple" to explain, plainly and simply, why they convicted Álvaro García Ortiz. "The plastic surgeon who has operated on a celebrity, whose physical transformation has generated a public debate about whether their new appearance is the result of surgery or any other medical procedure, can never participate in the controversy by confirming or denying the reality of this operation. If they did so, they would incur criminal liability." It is understood that the Attorney General is the surgeon and that Alberto González Amador is the patient who underwent cosmetic surgery. The same principle, the ruling explains, would apply if a patient's medical information were disclosed.

The Supreme Court's decision to disqualify the Attorney General, Álvaro García Ortiz, came just a week after the trial ended, but the drafting of the ruling could take much longer and run to dozens of pages. Legal experts consulted by ARA are awaiting the judges' arguments, which will require them to justify how, based on the evidence presented at the trial—the journalists exonerated him—they concluded that García Ortiz was the one who leaked the messages in which the lawyer for businessman Alberto González Amador Ayuso attempted to reach a plea bargain with the Prosecutor's Office and admitted that his client had committed tax fraud. While awaiting the judges' justification, the connection between the two cases is leading various voices to question the potential impact of the Attorney General's conviction on the González Amador case.

This Thursday marks the final session of the trial against the Attorney General of Spain, Álvaro García Ortiz, at the Supreme Court, where the prosecution and defense will present their closing arguments. The oral proceedings, which have heard testimony from dozens of witnesses, have remained unchanged since the beginning of the trial: it began without any direct incriminating evidence against García Ortiz and has concluded in the same way. However, the unprecedented situation of seeing an Attorney General in the dock has been witnessed. As a reminder, the Attorney General is accused of leaking an email from the lawyer of Isabel Díaz Ayuso's boyfriend, Alberto González Amador, in which he accepted a plea bargain with the Prosecutor's Office in exchange for his client admitting to two tax offenses. During Wednesday's session, Civil Guard Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Balas, head of the UCO (Central Operative Unit), was only able to testify that during the investigation, "the Attorney General's control over the entire process was evident." In other words, lacking conclusive evidence, the most the Civil Guard could offer at the trial was that "a domain was visible," that is, a supposition without any concrete supporting evidence. In previous sessions, a dozen journalists testified to having accessed the infamous email before the Attorney General, and in fact, the information was published minutes before his subordinates forwarded it to him. Based on what was seen at the trial, a conviction seems unimaginable, but it is also true that the Spanish justice system is notorious for making inexplicable decisions. However, what can no longer be repaired is the damage to the institution. The State Attorney General's Office has become a collateral victim of the all-out war between the PP and PSOE parties, and specifically of the war that the Madrid government under Ayuso is waging against Pedro Sánchez's administration. In this regard, it is well known that the PP and Vox enjoy considerable support within the judiciary, which has helped to prolong processes like this one or the one Judge Peinado is handling against Sánchez's wife. Because what has been proven in the trial is that Ayuso's chief of staff, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, fabricated a falsehood and spread it in chats with journalists until a media outlet, specifically The WorldHe published it. "I'm a journalist, not a notary," he argued, as if journalists didn't have to verify their information and had free rein to lie.

The Provincial Court of Madrid confirmed on Friday the indictment of Alberto González Amador, partner of the Madrid regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso. He is being investigated for tax fraud, document forgery, ongoing accounting fraud, and membership in a criminal organization for allegedly defrauding the Spanish Treasury of nearly €351,000 in 2020 and 2021 through several false invoices. The confirmation comes after the judges dismissed the appeal filed by González Amador against the summary proceedings ruling issued by Madrid's Court of Instruction Number 19 in May. In this appeal, Ayuso's partner requested the annulment of this ruling, which was the preliminary step before the start of the trial. which the judge already opened at the end of September

Alberto González Amador, partner of the leader of the PP in Madrid, believes, and has stated so in the Supreme Court, that he has been the victim of a political conspiracy whose ultimate goal was to undermine his partner. He accuses another man, Álvaro García Ortiz, the head of the public prosecutor's office, of having "publicly destroyed" him by leaking his affairs, which were, ironically, "not very well leaked": they were murkier than a wine with minimal intervention. "They have ruined my life: either I leave Spain or I commit suicide," he said in his closing statement.

A brief No This was the only intervention by the Attorney General in the first session of the trial at the Supreme Court. Álvaro García Ortiz denied with this monosyllable that he considers himself "responsible" for the disclosure of secrets of which he is accused, when the presiding judge, Andrés Martínez Arrieta, asked him the question at the beginning of the hearing. His defense team was responsible for presenting their arguments – they will not testify until November 12. The Attorney General, Consuelo Castro, issued a comprehensive rebuke of Judge Ángel Hurtado's investigation, deeming it "biased," "inquisitorial," and "prospective." "He was subjected to an unfair procedure," Castro emphasized, arguing that García Ortiz suffered "defenselessness" and that a series of fundamental rights were violated, including the right to privacy, the presumption of innocence, and effective judicial protection.

Not all legal issues affect the PSOE. Judge Carmen Rodríguez-Medel has opened an oral trial against Isabel Díaz Ayuso's partner, businessman Alberto González Amador, for tax fraud, ongoing accounting offenses, and membership in a criminal organization, along with four other suspects. The Prosecutor's Office also accuses him of document falsification. In parallel, the investigation into a separate case for business corruption is ongoing.

Alberto González Amador, Isabel Díaz Ayuso's partner, lied, according to his lawyer, last Friday during his appearance in the Supreme Court, when he was going deny that he had consented to the proposed pact in his defense to the Prosecutor's Office to avoid going to trial for tax fraud. Carlos Neira, the lawyer, testified this Tuesday before the judge investigating the State Attorney General for revealing secrets that on January 30, 2024, he met with González Amador and presented him with two alternatives: either defend his innocence in a court case or reach an agreement with the Public Prosecutor's Office. He said he wanted to cause the "least harm" to the president of the Community of Madrid and that he prioritized what would cause the least "noise" and be quickest, according to legal sources present at the interrogation.

Isabel Díaz Ayuso's partner, Alberto González Amador, distanced himself this Friday from the email his lawyer sent to the Madrid Prosecutor's Office acknowledging the commission of two crimes against the Tax Agency. He also acknowledged that the chief of staff of the Madrid president, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, leaked to The World –although he has not acknowledged it– a response from the prosecutor to the proposed settlement agreement. This was reported by sources present at González Amador's testimony as a witness in the Supreme Court in the case for disclosure of secrets opened against the Attorney General, Álvaro García Ortiz, initiated by a complaint filed by the businessman himself.

After five failed attempts to get Isabel Díaz Ayuso's boyfriend to testify, the judge investigating him was finally able to hear from Alberto González Amador this Thursday. As part of a second, separate case involving alleged business corruption and malpractice, González Amador testified for over two hours and, according to legal sources, defended the legality of his activities. This line of investigation, which is advancing in parallel with the main case involving tax fraud and document forgery, is focusing on the half-million-euro purchase of a company called Círculo Belleza, which the Prosecutor's Office suspects could be a covert commission from an executive at Quirón Prevención. The same sources explain that the Madrid president's partner has disassociated this transaction from alleged bribery.

The alleged tax fraud of Isabel Díaz Ayuso's boyfriend has once again been put on the back burner on the day he was summoned to testify as an investigated person for the fifth time - all the previous ones had ended up being postponed. If until now it is the leaks of the case that have captured the attention - they have opened a Parallel investigation into the Supreme Court against the Attorney General–, this Monday there was a clash with a cameraman at the exit of the Madrid courts.