{"id":53848,"date":"2025-11-03T06:36:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T11:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/spains-top-prosecutor-stands-trial-over-allegations-of-leaking-confidential-information\/03\/11\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T06:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T11:36:20","slug":"spains-top-prosecutor-stands-trial-over-allegations-of-leaking-confidential-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/spains-top-prosecutor-stands-trial-over-allegations-of-leaking-confidential-information\/03\/11\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Spain&#8217;s top prosecutor stands trial over allegations of leaking confidential information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">MADRID (AP) \u2014 Spain&#8217;s Attorney General \u00c1lvaro Garc\u00eda Ortiz went on trial Monday over allegations of leaking confidential information in an unprecedented and politically charged case that looms large over <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/pedro-sanchez\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez\u2019<\/a> s left-wing government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It&#8217;s the first time in Spain&#8217;s modern history that a top prosecutor faces a criminal trial. It&#8217;s one <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/pedro-sanchez-spain-corruption-7f9d7a1370dca08a27a4e26dc1c78fe0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:of several cases that have implicated people close to S\u00e1nchez;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">of several cases that have implicated people close to S\u00e1nchez<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Garc\u00eda Ortiz is accused of having leaked an email to journalists from a lawyer who was representing the partner of Madrid&#8217;s influential regional leader Isabel D\u00edaz Ayuso, one of Spain\u2019s main opposition leaders. Garc\u00eda Ortiz has denied the charges and has received public support from S\u00e1nchez on more than one occasion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_l1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_l1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_l1p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_151p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_151p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_151p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Garc\u00eda Ortiz has been attorney general since 2022. 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