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CHJ Chief Defends Response as Cecopi Video Shows Pradas Knew of Risks at 12:32

A court-circulated transcript and newly highlighted footage sharpen questions over who relayed critical data during the 229‑death flood.

Overview

  • An official transcript of CHJ president Miguel Polo’s September 19 testimony, notified to the parties on Tuesday, details that the agency learned at 18:43 the Poyo was overflowing and sent its first email then reporting 1,686 m³/s.
  • Polo told the judge he did not convey the overflow verbally in the Cecopi meeting because he assumed Emergencias was acting and said his focus was the Forata dam, noting a gap after a 16:15 threshold notice until the 18:43 surge update.
  • Government delegate Pilar Bernabé voiced indignation over Cecopi video excerpts indicating then‑consellera Salomé Pradas acknowledged at 12:32 the need to monitor the Magro river and the Poyo ravine.
  • Bernabé said the Generalitat had activated a hydrological alert for the Poyo at 12:20 that required on‑the‑ground monitoring of rivers and ravines.
  • El Mundo reports that the Generalitat and the accused former officials Salomé Pradas and Emilio Argüeso place blame on Polo for an information blackout about the Poyo’s rise, underscoring the ongoing judicial and political dispute.