Overview
- On January 26, Judge Rubén Rus Vela granted a further six months for the investigation at the request of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor.
- The judge ordered notaries to deliver incorporation deeds and asset inventories for those under investigation, including Cristóbal Montoro and their spouses.
- Equipo Económico filed an appeal signed by lawyer José Antonio Choclán, arguing the case has been completely inactive for six months and urging the court to end the probe.
- Individual appeals by Ricardo Martínez Rico and Francisco de Asís Piedras challenge the ruling as insufficiently reasoned and describe it as a copy of prior orders, with EL PAÍS noting additional signatories such as Manuel de Vicente-Tutor and Salvador Ruiz Gallud.
- Defense briefs criticize unresolved petitions and unprocessed appeals and highlight a seven-year secrecy period, while evidentiary orders proceed as the dispute moves into appellate review.