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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sam Jones in Madrid

Blow to Spanish PM as attorney general found guilty in leak case

Alvaro Garcia Ortiz is the first serving Spanish attorney general to stand trial.
Álvaro García Ortiz is the first serving Spanish attorney general to stand trial. Photograph: Sergio Pérez/EPA

Spain’s top prosecutor has been banned from his post for two years after being found guilty of leaking confidential information about a tax case involving a businessman who is the boyfriend of a prominent rightwing politician.

Álvaro García Ortiz, who has served as attorney general since 2022, was also fined €7,300 (£6,428), and ordered to pay €10,000 in damages to the businessman, Alberto González Amador.

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