Overview
- The Sala del 61 rejected the querella filed by Los Comuns MEP Jaume Asens against Andrés Martínez-Arrieta for alleged revelation of secrets.
- Prosecutors had urged dismissal, and the court found the remark made at a Madrid bar association course was jocular and lacked criminal indicia.
- The judges said the phrase about having to “put the sentence” did not reveal material content of deliberations or voting results.
- The ruling noted the course occurred on November 18, while the order advancing the ruling was dated November 20, undercutting claims that deliberations had concluded.
- The court deemed participation in the ICAM event irrelevant to the complaint and stated that any challenge to impartiality must be pursued through recusation, as separate initiatives by the Unión Progresista de Fiscales continue outside this case.