Overview
- Video technician David Rodríguez Ballesta and administrative worker Javier Marañón Montero were detained on 22 January in a corruption probe tied to a €30 million-plus TDT project and later moved to Black Beach prison.
- Relatives report incommunicado detention since late May, overcrowded cells, repeated hunger strikes and severe illness, including a 20‑kilogram weight loss for Marañón and a last family-consular contact reported in August.
- The ministry in Madrid cites ongoing diplomatic efforts and 19 embassy visits since January, while families say only a handful occurred at Black Beach and describe those efforts as ineffective.
- On 9 October the European Parliament urged review or release and called for fair trial guarantees, medical treatment and legal assistance; Equatorial Guinea’s government responded that the detainees receive humane treatment and fair-trial safeguards.
- Families have launched a petition surpassing 3,000 signatures as local authorities in Córdoba seek briefings from Spain’s Foreign Ministry and plan a meeting with relatives and the Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo mayor.