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State Attorney Requests Dismissal of Case Against Attorney General

Claims Email Contents in Disputed Case Were Not Secret Prior to Receipt by García Ortiz
The State Attorney has requested the Supreme Court to dismiss the ongoing investigation against the Attorney General of Spain, Álvaro García Ortiz.

This request is grounded in the assertion that the content of the email in question was not confidential at the time it was received.

In a formal submission made on Friday, the defense outlines that the information regarding the agreement involving businessman Alberto González Amador, who is facing charges of tax fraud and is in a relationship with Isabel Díaz Ayuso, was already public knowledge among numerous journalists before García Ortiz was notified.

The State Attorney's document indicates that the nearly eight months of investigation led by Judge Ángel Hurtado have compiled a substantial body of exculpatory evidence for the Attorney General.

Legal representatives supporting the Attorney General cite testimonies from various journalists confirming that they were aware of the details of the agreement prior to the email's receipt by García Ortiz at 21:59 on March 13, 2024.

Notably, the State Attorney's filing references WhatsApp messages provided in the case that demonstrate knowledge of González Amador's willingness to accept an agreement acknowledging tax offenses as early as midday on March 12.

The defense also contends that a complaint lodged by Ayuso's partner against the prosecution deliberately omitted crucial details, suggesting that the actions under scrutiny do not constitute a crime.

Among these omitted facts, the State Attorney claims González Amador had previously shared information regarding the agreement with individuals within Ayuso's political circle, specifically mentioning Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Ayuso's chief of staff.

Furthermore, the defense notes that the attorney for González Amador had sent the email, which is at the center of the leak investigation, to the State Attorney's office.

This circumstance raises the possibility of an alternative route for information leakage.

Additionally, it is asserted that Ayuso's partner spoke with a journalist from El Mundo, who published the first report referencing negotiations between the prosecution and González Amador's lawyer during the night of March 13, 2024.

The State Attorney describes these omissions as part of a procedural strategy aimed at skewing the narrative and directing suspicion towards García Ortiz.

Additionally, the defense highlights other relevant aspects disclosed during the investigation, arguing they lend further support against the allegations.

One notable point is that the email sent from the provincial prosecutor to the Attorney General included a PDF attachment titled 'Proposal for Criminal Compliance' that was never made public, despite containing potentially significant media interest.

The filing emphasizes that this indicates the information was not in the possession of the journalists reporting at that time, further suggesting discrepancies in the published information compared to the format, typography, and paragraph structure of the email received by García Ortiz.
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