Spain’s attorney general quits after guilty verdict for leaking confidential information
by Reuters in Madrid from on (#71PF8)
Blow to leftist coalition government of PM Pedro Sanchez, who appointed Alvaro Garcia Ortiz in 2022
Spain's chief prosecutor has announced his resignation after the supreme court found him guilty last week of leaking confidential information in a case involving a leading opposition figure's partner.
The unprecedented case is a blow to the leftist coalition government of the prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, who appointed Alvaro Garcia Ortiz in 2022 and has defended his innocence repeatedly.
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