Montero incumplió tres requisitos | Babelia | EL PAÍS

Analysis of María Jesús Montero's Apology

This article analyzes the apology offered by Spanish Vice President María Jesús Montero for her comments questioning the presumption of innocence in the Dani Alves case. The author argues that Montero's apology failed to meet three out of four criteria for a sincere apology, as outlined in a previous article.

• Failure to Acknowledge Facts: Montero reframed her statement as a matter of interpretation, rather than acknowledging the literal meaning and impact of her words.
• Doubt Cast on the Error: The apology began with a conditional clause, thereby not fully accepting responsibility for the error.
• Blame Shifting: Montero attributed the misunderstanding to the audience's misinterpretation rather than taking ownership of her statement.

The article further critiques Montero's concluding statement, suggesting it reveals an underlying disagreement with the principle of the presumption of innocence. The author emphasizes the difference between moral and judicial truth, referencing a Supreme Court ruling to highlight the precedence of the presumption of innocence in the absence of conclusive evidence.

The concluding paragraph emphasizes that while everyone makes mistakes, the manner in which they are handled reveals character—some with humility, others with arrogance.