Overview

• The Audiencia Provincial de A Coruña cleared Mayor Ángel García Seoane and municipal architect José Luis Jares of criminal liability, according to municipal sources.
• They were tried over the December 31, 2020 emergency demolition of the fire-damaged, protected Casa Carnicero next to the A Pasaxe bridge.
• The Fiscalía had sought a 12-year disqualification for the mayor and 15 months in prison for alleged crimes against cultural heritage.
• Testimony at the May hearing described disintegrating walls and a high collapse risk to pedestrians and N-6 traffic, with the mayor saying he acted to prevent harm.
• The demolition went ahead without the required Xunta de Galicia permit, which the regional government favored over demolition, and no immediate appeal was announced.