The Supreme Court, in an order this Monday, has refused to provisionally suspend the analysis of the devices seized in the registry of the office of the State Attorney General, Álvaro García Ortiz, and the chief prosecutor of Madrid, Pilar Rodríguez.
The high court charged both charges with an alleged crime of revelation of secrets by leaking the emails exchanged between the Madrid Prosecutor’s Office and the lawyer of Alberto González Amador, partner of the Madrid president Isabel Díaz Ayuso.
Specifically, during the searches on October 30, the Civil Guard recorded information from two of García Ortiz’s mobile phones, his personal one and his work phone, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, and several USB devices. From Pilar Rodríguez, in addition to information on her devices, they took a paper copy of the emails that gave rise to the case.
Both defendants asked to suspend the analysis of the devices before the fear of information leaks. Magistrate Ángel Hurtado indicated in his order that this material is in the hands of the judicial police. “whose work and zeal there is no reason to doubt.”
Likewise, Ortiz and Rodríguez also alleged that the magistrate had exceeded the scope of the process by seizing the information from March 8 (the date on which the Prosecutor’s Office allegedly learned that the person under investigation was Ayuso’s partner) and October 30. (when registration was made).
The Supreme Court, however, points out that as it already indicated in its order dated November 8, only the information from March 8 to 14 will be analyzed.
Finally, the magistrate has lifted the secrecy of the proceedings, except for this seized material that has not yet been analyzed, which will be substantiated in a secret piece.
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