Overview
- The complainant’s lawyer filed an appeal asking Madrid’s gender‑violence court to impose a no‑contact ban on former National Police deputy director José Ángel González or to order a new police risk assessment.
- The judge had earlier denied the request, saying there was no objective risk because González had not approached or contacted the inspector since July and no longer holds senior police authority.
- The appeal calls the measure proportionate and limited, arguing a communication ban is the one protection a police escort cannot provide and that it would help avoid intimidation or revictimization.
- The filing notes the inspector is on psychological leave and needed a Victim Assistance Office psychologist for her testimony, while González denies rape and his defense questions her motives.
- Under Spain’s gender‑violence procedure, judges can order precautionary steps like no‑contact rules during investigations, and the court can revisit protections after an updated risk review.