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 businessman who is the boyfriend of a prominent rightwing politician.

The unprecedented case is a blow to the coalition government of the socialist prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, who appointed Álvaro García Ortiz in 2022 and has defended his innocence repeatedly.

In a letter seen by Reuters, García Ortiz said his decision to step down, before the sentence banning him from his post for two years, came from “profound respect” for judicial rulings.

“Though my decision stems directly from the ruling, I’m convinced that I’ve faithfully served the institution to which I am honoured to belong, with an unequivocal vocation for publ

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