The Case that Shakes the Madrid Prosecutor’s Office
The Madrid Prosecutor’s Office is involved in a whirlwind of accusations and controversies after the presentation of a complaint by Alberto González Amador, partner of the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso. The complaint accuses Madrid’s chief prosecutor, Pilar Rodríguez, and the economic crimes prosecutor, Julián Salto, of revealing secrets.
Prosecutor María de la O Silva, Apart from the Case
Prosecutor María de la O Silva, initially assigned to the case, has been removed due to a discrepancy in criteria with her hierarchical superior, the lieutenant prosecutor of the Supreme Court, Ángeles Sánchez Conde. Silva invoked article 27 of the Organic Statute of the Public Prosecutor’s Office to request the ruling of the Board of Court Prosecutors on the admission of the complaint.
Prosecutor Javier Montero Juanes Takes Over
In view of the involvement of two Madrid prosecutors in the complaint, the Public Ministry has decided to assign the case to the senior prosecutor of Extremadura, Francisco Javier Montero Juanes. Montero will be in charge of defending the position of the Prosecutor’s Office, established by Sánchez Conde after a meeting of the Board of Court Prosecutors.
The Prosecutor’s Position
After arduous deliberation, the Board of Court Prosecutors supported Sánchez Conde’s position, which maintains that there is no evidence of a crime against the defendants. The Board concluded that it was not necessary to intervene in the communications between the prosecutors involved and the attorney general before issuing a report on the admission of the complaint.
The Silva Report and the Petition for Inadmissibility
Despite the Board’s criteria, prosecutor Silva presented a report to the Superior Court of Justice of Madrid requesting the inadmissibility of the complaint. She argued that the publication of the press release in question was limited to providing truthful information to the public without revealing confidential data or documents not previously released.
