The Attorney General of the State has been charged with leaking information about Ayuso's partner
Alvaro Garcia Ortiz faces six years' imprisonment and 12 years' disqualification.
In the Supreme Court today the trialof the Attorney General of the State, Alvaro García Ortiz, accused of allegedly leaking to the media information relating to Alberto González Amador (couple of the President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayudo), who is facing charges of up to 6 years' imprisonment, 12 years' disqualification and compensation of €400,000 for the accused.
The Chief of the Public Prosecutor's Office arrived at the Supreme Court at 9:40 a.m. and refused to make a statement at the entrance.
40 witnesses.
In the case of the Attorney General of the State, 40 witnesses will testify, including prosecutors, politicians, journalists, communications directors and agents of the Civil Guard's UCO unit.
Before the opening of the oral trial, the preliminary issues will be discussed, followed by the first witnesses: Julián Salto (prosecutor), Pilar Rodríguez (head of the Madrid Public Prosecutor's Office), Almudena Lastra (head of the Madrid Attorney General's Office), Diego Villafañe (man of confidence of the Attorney General of the State) and the press chiefs of the Attorney General of the State and the Madrid Public Prosecutor's Office.
However, García Ortiz will not testify at the trial until November 12 . In his statement before the judge prior to the oral hearing, he denied leaking or ordering the disclosure of confidential information about Ayuso's partner, and was "convinced" that prosecutors had not done so.
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