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Teresa Peramato has been appointed Attorney General of the State to replace Alvaro García Ortiz

The Official Gazette of Spain has published the dismissal of García Ortiz and the appointment of Peramato, who, after receiving the support of the General Council of the Judiciary and appearing before the Justice Committee of the Congress of Deputies, was appointed Attorney General of the State by the Council of Ministers yesterday.

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La fiscal de la sala de violencia contra la mujer Teresa Peramato interviene durante una mesa redonda en la entrega de los premios de la IV edición por el compromiso de agentes e instituciones en la lucha contra la violencia de género, en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Navales, a 22 de noviembre de 2024, en Madrid (España). Los premios tienen cinco categorías y se entregan con motivo del Día contra la Violencia de Género, el próximo 25 de noviembre.



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Teresa Peramato. Stock Photo: Europa Press

As of today, Teresa Peramato is the new Attorney General of the State, replacing Alvaro García Ortiz, who today has been published in the Official Gazette of Spain (BOE) the dismissal of García Ortiz and the appointment of Peramato. 

García Ortiz resigned on November 24 after the Supreme Court imposeda two-year disqualification forleaking confidential information about Alberto González Amador, partner of Isabel Díaz Ayuso. 

According to the judgementpublished yesterday by the Supreme Court, Gonzalez has been convicted of leaking the e-mail of Amador's lawyer and of the press release sent by the Public Prosecutor's Office on 14 March 2024.  "The Attorney General of the State cannot respond to false news by committing a crime", the sentence states. 

In addition to two years of disqualification from office, he has been sentenced to a fine of 7,200 euros and compensation of 10,000 euros. 

The appointment of Peramato

The Official Gazette of Spain has also published the appointment of Teresa Peramato as the new Attorney General of the State, after the Council of Ministers gave the green light yesterday. 

After receiving the support of the General Council of the Judiciary, he appeared before the Justice Committee of the Congress of Deputies to defend his merits and suitability, and yesterday the Council of Ministers appointed him Attorney General of the State.

He is a career prosecutor has been in the Public Prosecutor's Office for 35 yearsand has been "unanimously approved" by legal operators. He has a long career, mainly in the fight against gender-based violence, as he is considered one of the "greatest drivers" of judicial specialization in this field.

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