EDATV This is the Prosecutor Close to García Ortiz Who Asks for Impartiality in the Rubiales Case
Prosecutor García Ortiz was full of praise for Deputy Prosecutor Marta Durántez when she was appointed in 2022.
The media-driven "Rubiales case" has sparked a wave of controversies on social media against the footballer Jennifer Hermoso, and also against a prosecutor present at the trial. The process judging Rubiales's kiss to Jenni Hermoso has left several viral moments. Among them, one name has stood out, that of the prosecutor.
Several fragments of the trial's statements have gone viral on social media; however, there is an authority figure who has stood out. It is one of the prosecutors who, apparently, is biased toward one of the parties, which is why she has gone viral on social media.
The Deputy Prosecutor of the National Court's Prosecutor's Office, Marta Durántez Gil, was appointed in 2022. She took office in a ceremony presided over by the State Attorney General, Álvaro García Ortiz. It was held at the National Court.
In García Ortiz's speech, he highlighted that Marta Durántez is an exceptional and versatile jurist and a magnificent colleague. He noted that she demonstrated her deep conviction in the principles of citizen-centered justice and public service. He indicated that she was committed to the defense of human rights and victims.
The truth is that García Ortiz's rapport with Marta Durántez, the candidate, has been undeniable. Both come from Galicia. While García held the Area Prosecutor's Office of Santiago de Compostela, Durántez was a prosecutor at the Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Pontevedra for 18 years.
She left that position in 2020 when Dolores Delgado was promoted to the direction of the Public Ministry. This happened after García became the head of the Technical Secretariat, and he recruited her for this department.
The truth is that the Castilian-Leonese landed in Pontevedra, where she served from 2002 to 2020. First in Vilagarcía and later as Coordinating Prosecutor and Delegate Prosecutor of Occupational Accidents. Prosecutor attached to the Gender Violence section in the Pontevedra Provincial Prosecutor's Office.
The Prosecutor's Office Requests to Annul the Trial
The prosecutor of the National Court has filed an appeal against the sentence that sentenced Luis Rubiales to 18 months of fines for sexual assault. This, due to the allegedly non-consensual kiss to Jenni Hermoso. The Public Ministry's representative, Marta Durántez, requests the annulment of the trial, arguing that she was not allowed to ask key questions or present certain evidence.
The prosecutor's office considers that the process was marked by "defenselessness and arbitrariness." Therefore, it requests the repetition of the trial with a magistrate other than José Manuel Fernández Prieto, alleging a possible lack of impartiality.
The prosecutor of the National Court, Marta Durántez, has filed an appeal to annul the trial against Luis Rubiales. This, arguing that the magistrate who handled the case "was not impartial."
The sentence, issued on February 20, 2025, by the Central Criminal Court, acquitted Rubiales, Jorge Vilda, Rubén Rivera, and Albert Luque of the crime of coercion. Although it sentenced the former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation to pay a fine for sexual assault after the kiss to Jenni Hermoso.
Durántez considers that the ruling is "an offense to the victim and to all people who have suffered sexual assaults." With her appeal, the Prosecutor's Office seeks to have the trial repeated under the supervision of a different judge, alleging that the lack of impartiality has affected the judicial process.
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