refuse to respond to accusations

1. Tense start: Garcia Ortiz refuses to respond to accusations
2. Denial and distance: “Neither journalists nor politicians knew”
3. Defending the MAR “hoax” and fiscal measures
4. Tension within the prosecution: Scuffle with Lastra
5. Leaks, message deletions, and personal email disputes
6. “The truth is not filtered, the truth is protected.”

Tense start: Garcia Ortiz refuses to respond to accusations

State Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz issued an unusual statement on Wednesday regarding the ongoing trial on charges of leaking secrets. Before beginning his speech, he took off his toga and announced that he would not answer his accusers’ questions.

“I am not going to answer any accusative questions. I am the state’s attorney general, and I have absolute respect for people who have been harmed by criminal proceedings.” he said at the beginning of his intervention in court.

García Ortiz justified his silence about the existence of “circumstances” that arose during the proceedings that made him a condition for the defense.

The first person to question him was Deputy Prosecutor María Ángeles Sánchez Conde. The only two questions he asked directly were:

—“Did you send the February 2nd email?”

–“No,” answered the prosecutor.

— “Was that confirmed in your statement at the Supreme Court?”

-“Yeah”.

Denial and distance: “Neither journalists nor politicians knew”

During his court appearance, the attorney general denied knowing several journalists and politicians who testified during the process. “I saw them for the first time in this room.” he declared.

It dates back to the day before the prosecutor’s complaint against the businessman was made public. Alberto González AmadorPartner of Madrid President Isabel Díaz Ayuso. He recalled the press secretary saying: Mal Hedoinformed him of a call from journalist Jose Precedo. ElDiario.eshe then contacted the deputy prosecutor of Technique; Diego Villafaneto be able to look back on “what happened” regarding the problem.

of state prosecutor He asked him about his knowledge of the incident. March 7th5 days before news publication. Garcia-Ortiz was adamant that he did not give any orders.The matter was under the jurisdiction of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Community of Madrid.”.

Defending the MAR “hoax” and fiscal measures

Prosecutors explained that they had not received any information about possible compliance negotiations between March 7 and 11, when the first relevant news came in. March 13thWhen the communications director warned her thatcanard” has spread Miguel Angel Rodriguez (MAR)Ayuso’s chief of staff.

According to his account, that same night he learned of the email that would later become the subject of public controversy. “It was a very important issue that affected some of the most notorious figures in the world.” he recalled.

García Ortiz said that the sole purpose of the press release issued by the prosecutor’s office was toProtecting the strict execution of duties by prosecutors“In the face of a wave of inaccurate information.”If we had said nothing and accepted the published version, we would have encouraged the misinformation.“, held.

Tension within the prosecution: Scuffle with Lastra

The attorney general also detailed his disagreement with Madrid’s top prosecutor. almudena lastrablamed a lack of communication and dissatisfaction with the team.

He explained that the press release regarding the González Amador case was prepared in collaboration with: Mal Hedo And the state attorney general Pilar Rodriguezand states that some details were corrected before publication.The expression “partner of the President of the Community of Madrid” has been removed and replaced with the name of the businessman.” he pointed out.

He admitted that he pressured her to issue the memo, but denied giving any direct orders.It is essential to obtain a grade“That’s when I said,” he recalled. He also denied leaking the emails to Lastra and criticized his response. ”I wasn’t expecting a reply, but an explanation as to what was going on.”.

Leaks, message deletions, and personal email disputes

In another section of the statement, Garcia-Ortiz explained: Erase the contents of your device once a year He said he did not return some cell phones “for personal and family privacy reasons.” He asserted that he followed the “same steps” for his current phone as for his previous phone.

Regarding usage Gmail account I was justified in receiving an email regarding González Amador’s defense:

“I have my account however I want. Outlook on mobile is more complicated. Gmail is now more intuitive”.

He further stated: UCO He registered his office and gave them the password.I have no intention of hiding it.”.

Prosecutors reported that after his account and number were compromised, he began receiving information such as:threatening and very ugly messageSo he shut down Gmail after two months for security reasons.

“The truth is not filtered, the truth is protected.”

García Ortiz ended his intervention by defending the work of the prosecutor’s office and distancing himself from any attempts to harm the Madrid president’s partners.

“The press release only mentions the work of the prosecutor’s office. My commitment is to protect the public prosecutor’s office, not hurt anyone.” he said.

Before leaving the room, he shared his personal thoughts about the process:One person said to me before entering: “The truth is not filtered, the truth is protected.” That sums up what happened here.”.