Judge Garzón himself declared his disapproval of the conviction in a press note: "I emphatically reject the sentence that has been notified to me today" , published minutes after he heard the ruling against him:
El mismo juez Garzón declaraba su rechazo a la condena poco después de escuchar la sentencia mediante la nota de prensa, "Rechazo frontalmente la sentencia que me ha sido notificada en el día de hoy".