Overview
- Restaurant owner Alfredo Romero appeared in Catarroja as a court witness about the reserved lunch where Carlos Mazón met with journalist Maribel Vilaplana on October 29, 2024.
- The judge called Romero after Vilaplana said he alone entered the room and handed Mazón papers to sign, raising the possibility he overheard calls with then–emergency chief Salomé Pradas.
- Later today, Mazón’s deputy Juanfran Pérez Llorca is due to testify, with call logs showing contacts with Pradas at 18:57–18:59 and brief calls with Mazón as officials discussed issuing an ES-Alert sent at 20:11.
- The Tribunal de Instancia 3 in Catarroja, led by magistrate Nuria Ruiz Tobarra, is investigating potential negligent homicide tied to the management of floods that caused 229 deaths.
- Because Mazón is aforado, parties cannot question his actions directly, but witnesses about his exchanges can be questioned, with further testimonies scheduled, including presidential aide José Manuel Cuenca on November 26, at the request of PSPV-PSOE and Ciudadanos.