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Judge Orders Parking Record to Pin Down Mazón’s Timeline in 2024 Valencia Flood Probe

The court seeks objective timestamps to verify when journalist Maribel Vilaplana left a downtown garage on October 29, 2024.

Overview

  • Judge Nuria Ruiz Tobarra directed Interparking Hispania to provide the entry and exit record for Maribel Vilaplana’s car at the Glorieta 24 horas garage within three days.
  • The order followed Vilaplana’s sworn testimony that she did not have the ticket, supplied her licence plate, and said Carlos Mazón walked her to the garage after a lengthy meal at El Ventorro.
  • Investigators aim to establish how long Vilaplana remained with Mazón and whether she could have heard calls with then–Justice chief Salomé Pradas.
  • The court has arranged testimony from the owner of El Ventorro and summoned six senior officials from Mazón’s inner circle to clarify the disputed afternoon chronology, including a reported 37‑minute period when he was unreachable.
  • After a year of proceedings, only former officials Salomé Pradas and Emilio Argüeso remain charged, and Mazón has declined three offers to appear voluntarily as an accused.