The leader of the PSOE in the Madrid Assembly, Juan Lobato, put the Minister of Digital Transformation in a delicate situationOscar Lopezafter having indirectly involved him in personal email leak from the lawyer of Isabel Díaz Ayuso’s boyfriend to the public prosecutor’s office. This revelation could put López on the brink of legal indictment before the Supreme Court. According to sources close to the case consulted by OKDIARIO, Lobato this Friday, having to declare the truth when he is cited as witnesswill have to confirm that the chief of staff of Óscar López sent him personal emails of the legal defense of Alberto González Amador asking him to use them against the president of the Community of Madrid in the Madrid Assembly.
The next step would be to call Óscar López’s right-hand man to testify, Pilar Sanchez Acera, that there is the particularity that until a few months ago she was an autonomous deputy in the Chamber of Madrid. At that point, this high-ranking government official could say he was his boss, Oscar Lopez who asked him to send the controversial material to the leader of the Madrid socialists.
López rose to the position of Sánchez’s chief of staff – with the rank of Secretary of State– to the Minister of Digital Affairs in September 2024. As such, he is registered before the Supreme Court and, if he is an investigating judge, Angel Hurtado, the charge, he would join the duo of Álvaro García Ortiz, Attorney General of the State; and Pilar Rodríguez, provincial prosecutor of Madrid. Precisely, a UCO report published this Monday confirmed that the Attorney General played a key role in the leak of sensitive information to a media outlet.
Note that the secretary general of the PSOE-M changed his version throughout the day on Monday and finally admitted having received from Moncloa an email containing information about the boyfriend of Isabel Díaz Ayuso, president of the Community of Madrid. However, ruled out making the “private” conversation public in which this information was sent to him and announced that he would request an investigation from the notary where he recorded the messages.
At a press conference after the spokespersons’ meeting, Lobato addressed the news of ABCwhich refers to Pilar Sánchez Acera and which he filed with a notary to avoid problems in the future. “It deeply bothers me that a private conversation was revealed publicly, because that was never my intention,” Lobato says. In addition, denies asking permission to Sánchez Acera to spread the messages after criticism from his political rivals. The socialist, after hearing the news, in any case spoke with the national leadership of the party and with Sánchez Acera.
Lobato emphasizes that collaboration between party members in the preparation of plenary sessions and debates is usual and describes these dynamics as “normal” in the internal politics of the PSOE. However, the controversy deepens because six months later After the first leak, the socialist leader went to a notary to record the messages, coinciding with the start of the Supreme Court’s investigation against the state attorney general, Álvaro García Ortiz, for allegedly revealing secrets linked to Ayuso’s partner.
The chief explained that he had gone to the notary to ensure message security in the event of the need to provide them in the context of legal proceedings, even if he has declared that did not request a copy of the notarial deed nor did he consult the party leadership. “It was something personal,” he defended. In addition, criticized the notary for the possible leak of the information to the media, calling into question its confidentiality and leaving open the possibility of taking legal action.
In the midst of this controversy, Lobato faces a primary process to the PSOE-M, where he seeks revalidate your leadership faced with possible alternative candidacies, among them, that of the Pilar Sanchez Acera. In this regard, Lobato declared that the party congress would take place normally and that it would be the activists who would decide the future direction.
Asked about possible reprisals from the national leadership of the PSOE, he said he was focused on “making policy coherently» and not in “conflict scenarios”. The outcome of this crisis could have implications both politically and judicially for those involved.
