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Barcelona Judge Opens Criminal Probe Into Two Catalonia Euthanasia Panel Members Over Noelia Case

The investigation stems from a complaint alleging the evaluators feigned disagreement to escalate the file, potentially undermining the authorization.

Overview

  • Investigating Court No. 20 in Barcelona has admitted a complaint by Fundación Abogados Cristianos and opened proceedings against a physician, F. M., and a jurist, M. M.P., from the Catalan Guarantee and Evaluation Commission.
  • The inquiry targets alleged falsification of a public document and administrative malfeasance linked to the July 2, 2024 evaluators’ report in Noelia’s euthanasia file.
  • According to the complaint, the two officials acknowledged in court that they simulated a split to send the case to the commission’s plenary, a step the plaintiffs say tainted the process.
  • As an initial measure, the judge ordered the Administrative Court No. 12 to provide the ruling and the recording of the hearing where the key statements were purportedly made.
  • Noelia’s euthanasia remains tied up in litigation after the TSJC upheld the authorization, and Abogados Cristianos, representing her father, is pressing to halt any execution during the criminal probe and ongoing appeals.