Spanish Court Makes New Copy of Ex-Postal Chief's Phone
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Spain has a special court called the National Court. This court is working on a case called the 'Leire case'.
Juanma Serrano was the president of Correos. Correos is the postal service in Spain.
Police officers from a group called the UCO made a copy of Serrano's phone. This copy is called a clone.
Serrano said the copy was not correct. He called it irregular. This means it did not follow the right rules.
Serrano did not accept this copy.
So, a judge named Pedraz asked for a new copy of the phone. He wants to protect the messages on it.
The messages may be important for the case. The judge wants to keep them safe.
The UCO also collected messages from another person. This person was the former chief of staff for Pedro Sánchez. Pedro Sánchez is the Prime Minister of Spain.
This new phone copy is part of a bigger investigation. An investigation means police look for facts about a crime.
The case is still going on. More information may come later.
Vocabulary15 words
- National Court
- a special, very important court in Spain
- UCO
- a group of Spanish police who look into crimes
- clone
- an exact copy
- irregular
- not correct; against the rules
- protect
- to keep safe
- chief of staff
- a person who helps a leader manage work
- investigation
- police work to find out facts
- judge
- a person who decides things in court
- case
- a problem that a court looks at
- phone
- a mobile device for calls and messages
- copy
- the same thing made again
- messages
- short notes sent to someone
- president
- the top leader of a company or group
- postal service
- a company that sends letters and packages
- Prime Minister
- the top leader of a government
Quiz
Answer key
1. Juanma Serrano 2. Serrano refused the first copy because it was irregular 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Spain has a special court called the _____ Court.
Juanma Serrano was the president of _____.
Police officers from the _____ made a copy of Serrano's phone.
Serrano said the copy was _____.
Serrano did not _____ this copy.
A judge named Pedraz asked for a new _____ of the phone.
The judge wants to _____ the messages.
The UCO also collected messages from the former _____ of Pedro Sánchez.
This new phone copy is part of a bigger _____.
The case is still _____ on.