Angela Martialay Madrid
Madrid
Updated Friday, March 15, 2024-14:26
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Yesterday , the State Attorney General
Álvaro García Ortiz
gave the order to disseminate the unusual statement from the Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Madrid revealing the secret conversations held between the defense of
Isabel Díaz Ayuso
's boyfriend , carried out by the lawyer
Carlos Neira
, and the prosecutor in charge of the matter
Julián Leap
.
According to tax sources informing EL MUNDO, García Ortiz gave direct instructions this Thursday to the senior prosecutor of the Community of Madrid,
Almudena Lastra
, to send the note with the chronology of the private conversations to the media from his press office. maintained between
Alberto González
's lawyer
and the prosecutor in the case.
Fiscal sources describe what happened as "very serious" and "unprecedented" since it violates the right of defense of the investigated person and the professional secrecy of the lawyer Carlos Neira, who defends Ayuso's partner.
On the other hand, the sources consulted highlight that the action of the Superior Prosecutor's Office of Madrid - the direct hierarchical superior of the Provincial Prosecutor's Office, the body that appears in the heading of the note - was limited to sending the unusual communication to the media following the instruction of García Ortiz.
Within the Public Ministry there is concern about what happened.
Fiscal sources warn of the "reputational damage" that this type of maneuver is causing in the institution to "favor the Government."
Likewise, the aforementioned note has been widely criticized by the
Madrid Bar Association
, which will study on Monday at the Government Board how to respond to it.
The truth is that he has been in the dark since the credibility of the State Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz is at a minimum after the recent episode experienced in the Prosecutor's Office of the Supreme Court with the
Puigdemont
case and the blow he received from the Second Chamber of the High Court.
EL MUNDO has contacted the press office of the State Attorney General's Office, which simply states that "the note is from the Madrid Prosecutor's Office" while refusing to reveal who gave the order to write it.
On the other hand, given the magnitude of the controversy, legal sources report that the attorney general met this Friday with the dean of the Illustrious College of Lawyers of Madrid (ICAM),
Eugenio Ribón
, and with the president of the General Council of the Spanish Lawyer,
Victoria Ortega
.
After an emergency meeting held yesterday, given the seriousness of the events, the ICAM issued a statement in which it considered "extremely serious" the revelation, by the Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Madrid, through an official statement, of specific data on some investigative proceedings, detailing dates and content of conversations and meetings, all of which produces a breach of the professional secrecy that protects the communications of lawyers."
The lawyers stressed that "the disclosure of any information related to the legal positions or strategies of the parties, without a formalized compliance agreement, constitutes a violation of these basic principles of secrecy, trust and good faith, and puts neutrality at risk. that should characterize the actions of the Public Prosecutor's Office".