Unexpected Twist in García Ortiz Case: He Changed His Mobile for Second Time on Key Date

The Attorney General, Álvaro García Ortiz, is once again in the eye of the storm. It was already known that he replaced his mobile phone for the first time in 2024. Precisely, when the complaint filed by Isabel Díaz Ayuso's partner against the prosecutors was accepted.

Later that same year, he made a second change after Juan Lobato's statement. The former PSOE spokesperson in the Madrid Assembly testified before the Supreme Court.

A recent UCO report indicates that the device García Ortiz stopped using was never returned to the ministerial unit. It was responsible for managing the phones of high-ranking officials.

The legal scenario for the Attorney General is progressively complicating, bringing him closer to a possible trial for alleged disclosure of secrets. He is accused of having leaked information about an investigation related to Alberto González Amador, Ayuso's partner. The magistrate, Ángel Hurtado, has issued several rulings this week.

In them, he makes it clear that he doesn't give credibility to García Ortiz's version or that of his subordinate, Pilar Rodríguez.

Meanwhile, the Civil Guard continues to analyze the data extracted from the Attorney General's mobile, obtained during the search of his office. However, the investigation has been hindered by García Ortiz. All after deleting all the information before the agents could access it and, moreover, he changed devices.

He also deleted his Gmail account.

Until now, it was known that the Attorney General had made two data deletions on October 16, 2024, coinciding with the start of the case in the Supreme Court. However, a recent UCO report has revealed that that year he replaced his mobile twice, both shortly after key dates in the case.

According to the Mobile Office of a sub-directorate attached to the Ministry of Digital Transformation, since June 31, 2023. Then, García Ortiz recycled his first phone on May 24, 2024 (a Samsung A54). And he changed it again on December 18 of the same year, acquiring a Samsung S24.

The Devastating Ruling of the Judge Investigating García Ortiz That Puts the Attorney General in Check

The Attorney General against the ropes. García Ortiz has already learned of the new ruling by the Supreme Court judge, Ángel Luis Hurtado.

He has issued a document rejecting the appeals filed by the Attorney General, Álvaro García Ortiz. Also that of the provincial prosecutor of Madrid, María Pilar Rodríguez Fernández, against the resolution that charges them. Allegedly, for having leaked confidential information about Alberto González Amador, Isabel Díaz Ayuso's partner.

Regarding García Ortiz, the judge emphasizes that "the indications pointing to his interest" in obtaining the email from February 2 of last year 2024. And the fact that, barely five minutes after "closing the circle," its content was leaked to a media outlet. According to the judge, this suggests that, at this point in the investigation, the Attorney General could have been responsible for the leak.

Additionally, his participation in drafting the information note on February 14 is mentioned, a fact he has always acknowledged.