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Ertzaintza Searches Getxo Town Hall in Court-Ordered Probe of Demolished Protected Palacete

The inquiry focuses on suspected prevarication and heritage offenses linked to the 2024 full demolition that cleared a plot for 12 luxury homes.

Overview

  • Acting on an order from the Tribunal de Instancia de Getxo, Ertzaintza officers searched several municipal offices and carried boxes of documents to a nearby station.
  • Mayor Amaia Agirre said the municipality is providing full cooperation and maintained that the San Nicolás 11 file was processed correctly.
  • Works were halted and a sanctioning process was opened when unauthorized demolition was detected, according to the mayor.
  • Reporting identifies PNV councillors Inazio Uriarte Gorostiaga and Irantzu Uriarte Gómez as participants in the Ereaga Atalaya cooperative behind the 12-home project.
  • A municipal report revealed by EH Bildu estimated more than €730,000 in savings from total demolition, and the council later fined the cooperative and related parties €50,000 for tearing down façades without the proper license.