A collage with a yellow and red background shows a man with black and white glasses, a mobile phone with social media applications, a civil guard with his back turned and another man in a suit. — Judge Ángel Hurtado, in charge of the case's instruction, has gathered various indications that complicate García Ortiz's defense. | EDATV

Camara — Judge Ángel Hurtado, in charge of the case's instruction, has gathered various indications that complicate García Ortiz's defense. | EDATV

The 'suspicious' performance of García Ortiz that sets off alarms in the Supreme Court

The judicial path of the Attorney General narrows more each day

29/01/2025 17:19:00h

Adais Cásares

The Attorney General of the State, Álvaro García Ortiz, appeared this Wednesday before the Supreme Court as a suspect. This is due to the alleged leak of confidential information related to the partner of the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso. The statement is made within the framework of an investigation that points to him as a possible responsible party for a crime of revealing secrets.

The IT Section of the Attorney General's Office has informed the Supreme Court that there is no record of the return of the mobile phone. The official device assigned to Álvaro García Ortiz. This is stated in a report dated January 27, 2025.

A man with glasses and a thoughtful expression puts his hand to his mouth in a formal setting with a red background.

The device in question is a key piece in the research | EDATV

According to the document, García Ortiz received a Samsung A54 device on May 24, 2024. But there are no records of him having returned it or being asked to do so.

The reply from the Support Unit was sent to the secretary of the Supreme Court judge. The same one who on January 24 requested information about a possible change of terminal by the prosecutor.

The report also reveals a deficiency in the internal control of the Attorney General's Office's mobile devices: the IMEI number, the unique code that identifies each phone, is not recorded. This prevents verifying whether, in the event of a return, it is the same assigned terminal or another identical one. According to the document, this information is not stored in the internal management application because "it is not relevant for the delivery of mobiles."

The device in question is a key piece in the investigation. This is because García Ortiz allegedly used it on the day the emails of the lawyer of Isabel Díaz Ayuso's partner were leaked to prosecutor Julián Salto.

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This prevents verifying whether, in the case of a return, it is the same assigned terminal or another identical one. | Europa Press

These messages contained confidential information that ended up in media outlets close to the Government. The lack of control over the phone adds uncertainty to the investigation and could hinder the clarification of the facts.

Judge Ángel Hurtado, in charge of the case's instruction, has gathered various indications that complicate García Ortiz's defense. In his latest rulings, the judge has dismissed the strategy of attributing the leak to Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Ayuso's chief of staff.

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