Overview
- The Supreme Court published its detailed judgment confirming a two‑year disqualification and fines for former prosecutor general Álvaro García Ortiz for disclosing reserved data from the case involving Isabel Díaz Ayuso’s partner, with two magistrates issuing a dissenting opinion.
- Sánchez defended García Ortiz as having “defended the truth,” while the PP celebrated the ruling, labeled him a “delinquent,” and Ayuso said such a sentence would topple a government in a liberal democracy.
- The Guardia Civil detained former SEPI chief Vicente Fernández and political operative Leire Díez on suspicion of bribery and influence peddling in a new Audiencia Nacional investigation under seal.
- In related proceedings, a judge rejected Díez’s bid to annul recordings central to her separate influence‑peddling case, and Congress suspended José Luis Ábalos as deputy following confirmation of his prosecution in the masks affair.
- Moncloa moved to dismiss senior aide Antonio Hernández over the Salazar harassment fallout, and Teresa Peramato was designated to lead the Prosecutor’s Office with a swearing‑in before the King scheduled.