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Spanish Judicial Probe Connects National Figures to Alleged Information Leak

Spanish Judicial Probe Connects National Figures to Alleged Information Leak

Supreme Court's investigation into fiscal data leaks points towards high-ranking officials, implicating potential ties to Spain’s Moncloa Palace.
In a significant development within Spain's judicial landscape, Judge Ángel Luis Hurtado of the Supreme Court has issued a summons for several high-profile legal officials in a burgeoning case concerning the unauthorized leak of sensitive tax information.

Among those called to give evidence are the State's Attorney General, Álvaro García Ortiz, the Chief Prosecutor of Madrid, Pilar Rodríguez, and Diego Villafañe, the Deputy Prosecutor at the Technical Secretariat.

These developments stem from allegations involving the exposure of financial details pertaining to Alberto González Amador, the partner of Isabel Díaz Ayuso, the President of the Community of Madrid.

This inquiry has sparked considerable attention due to its potential association with senior Spanish governmental figures, notably those within the Moncloa Palace, the official residence and workplace of Spain's Prime Minister.

Specifically, Judge Hurtado’s ruling delineates a possible orchestrated effort, alleging García Ortiz's direction in the dissemination of compromising information to media outlets.

This complex legal entanglement primarily revolves around an email containing admissions of tax violations by González Amador, purportedly circulated from the high echelons of the State's legal apparatus to media outlets.

Scheduled appearances in court have been set for January 29 for García Ortiz and January 30 for Rodríguez.

Rodríguez is reportedly responsible for forwarding the incriminating email to the Attorney General.

The judicial document implicates Rodríguez and Villafañe as collaborators who might have acted in coordination with García Ortiz.

Further complicating matters, the email in question reportedly traversed from the General State Attorney's Office to the Moncloa Palace, where it was then allegedly shared with Juan Lobato, the Socialist spokesperson in the Madrid Assembly at the time.

According to the judge, this data transfer was facilitated by Pilar Sánchez Acera, a former PSOE deputy, who held a senior advisory position with Óscar López, then-chief of staff to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and now the Minister of Public Administration.

This sequence of events ties in with communications dated March 14, wherein Sánchez Acera purportedly encouraged Lobato to leverage the confidential information against Díaz Ayuso during a political debate.

Assurance of prior press coverage, notably by media favorable to the PSOE, appeared necessary to legitimize this strategy.

The timeline depicts the first publication of the leaked email on March 14 at 09:46 by 'El Plural', with subsequent reports by Cadena SER and laSexta, marking a chain reaction of media coverage.

Such orchestration suggests involvement beyond regional actors, possibly implicating the Presidential communications team, directed at the time by Francesc Vallès, the Secretary of State for Communication.

Importantly, text message exchanges reveal Sánchez Acera's urgings to Lobato to remain cautious, hinting at further developments.

These messages, extracted from electronic devices over two vital days in mid-March, contribute to a depiction of careful coordination and possibly identify Vallès as a key figure in managing the information leak.

The ongoing probe has garnered substantial public and political attention, unfolding against a backdrop of heightened political tension in Spain.

The investigation, dissecting communications from top fiscal and political figures, potentially unveils systemic oversight failures and raises significant questions about the intersection of governance, legal propriety, and media influence.
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