The Spanish Government "respects" the punishment of the Attorney General of the State, but disagrees
According to government sources, the process to replace García Ortiz will begin in the next few days.
Garcia Ortiz during the trial.
On Thursday, the Spanish Government expressed its respect for the Supreme Court's decision toimpose a two-year disqualification on the Attorney General of the State, Alvaro García Ortiz , but expressed its "disagreement".
For the time being, the Supreme Court has made public the outcome of the judgment, on which government sources have given their first thought, but have insisted on the need to read the full judgment.
However, it has been reported that the process of appointing a new AttorneyGeneral bat will begin in the next few days. They guarantee to be a person of the highest professional standing in the field of law.
Finally, the Government has praised the work of Garcia Ortizduring his time at the head of the Attorney General's Office of the State "in defence of the law and the truth". Members of the Government, headed by Pedro Sanchez, have so far defended the innocence of the Attorney-General.
Specifically, the Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Service, Oscar Popez, who has been asked about the matter in Madrid as he left an event, has replied that he will be "prudent" and shut his mouth, and has announced that he wants to read the sentence in its entirety.