César de Rivas

César de Rivas is a prosecutor with the Spanish Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office. He is currently involved in the ongoing trial related to the 'Kitchen' case, a political espionage scandal. De Rivas is newsworthy because he is actively opposing attempts to suspend or annul the trial. Specifically, he has rejected a petition from the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) to suspend the trial in order to re-impute María Dolores de Cospedal, former Secretary-General of the PP (People's Party), and to cite the PP as a beneficiary or civilly liable party. He is also defending the validity of the key evidence and the overall procedure against challenges from the defense lawyers. His role is significant as he represents the prosecution's stance in a high-profile case involving alleged corruption and political maneuvering.