Overview
- Neither party attended the session at Madrid’s Court of First Instance No. 45, with lawyers Alfredo Arrién and Leticia de la Hoz representing them and confirming the lack of agreement.
- García seeks €25,000 and a public apology over statements he says harmed his reputation, while Montes demands €35,000 and a retraction of claims that she lied for financial gain.
- A prior attempt at conciliation in Gijón in November also failed, paving the way for formal querellas for injurias y calumnias.
- Montes alleges sexual and workplace harassment during her time at the public firm Logirail, which García denies after publicly calling her a liar.
- UCO investigators point to possible irregular hiring of Montes at Logirail tied to ex-minister José Luis Ábalos with García’s collaboration, as García remains in pretrial detention with prosecutors seeking 19.5 years in the main corruption case.