Overview
- The court imposed two years of disqualification, a €7,200 fine, payment of legal costs, and €10,000 in moral damages to Alberto González Amador.
- In a 5–2 decision, judges cited the official prosecutor’s press note that quoted private communications linked to the partner of Madrid’s regional president.
- The written judgment is pending publication, after which the disqualification becomes effective and the government will formalize a replacement.
- Justice Minister Félix Bolaños said the cabinet respects the ruling but disagrees with it, noting the executive had publicly defended García Ortiz throughout the case.
- Isabel Díaz Ayuso welcomed the verdict, while Sumar, Podemos and other government allies condemned it as lawfare or a judicial golpe, marking a first-time conviction of a sitting attorney general.