Judge to Decide on Phone Data from Sánchez's Former Chief of Staff
Listen to the story
A judge in Spain must decide about a phone.
The phone belongs to a man. He was the chief of staff for Pedro Sánchez. Sánchez is the leader of Spain.
Police took data from the man's phone. This is called a data extraction. The judge must decide what to do with this data.
The man does not agree with this. He wants to cancel the data extraction. He went to a special court today. This court is called the National Court.
There are also messages. These are WhatsApp messages. They are between a woman called Leire Díez and another adviser to Sánchez.
The messages talk about helping a man. One message says: 'We must help this man. He deserves it.'
This story is about politics in Spain. It is still not finished. The judge will decide soon.
Vocabulary7 words
- judge
- a person who decides things in a court
- chief of staff
- a top helper who works closely with a leader
- data extraction
- taking information from a phone or computer
- cancel
- to stop or remove something
- National Court
- a special, important court in Spain
- a phone app used to send messages
- adviser
- a person who gives help and ideas to a leader
Quiz
Answer key
1. A phone 2. Sánchez's former chief of staff 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
A _____ in Spain must decide about a phone.
The phone belongs to a man. He was the _____ for Pedro Sánchez. Sánchez is the leader of Spain.
Police took data from the man's phone. This is called a _____. The judge must decide what to do with this data.
The man does not agree with this. He wants to _____ the data extraction. He went to a special court today. This court is called the _____.
There are also messages. These are _____ messages. They are between a woman called Leire Díez and another _____ to Sánchez.
The messages talk about helping a man. One message says: 'We must help this man. He deserves it.'