[HIGHLIGHTS] The Prosecutor's Office and a court open proceedings for the audios with possible illegal practices of the mayor of Ourense

The Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Ourense and the Court of Instruction number 3 are investigating the mayor. Gonzalo Pérez Jácome, of the independent party Ourensana Democracy, is accused of laundering black money.

The mayor says he is the victim of a smear campaign and that the audios were "adulterated and modified" The judge has issued an order in which she requires the BNG to present that complaint and a bail of 2,000 euros to act as a popular accuser.