Overview

• Investigating magistrate Nuria Ruiz Tobarra says the recording appears to contradict statements given in court about who drafted the emergency alert.
• The court has formally required RTVE to deliver the Cecopi piece it aired on 10 September and asked À Punt to provide the original material.
• The step marks a shift from a 8 September order that rejected a private bid to add the ‘sustraídos’ audios to the case on grounds of journalistic secrecy.
• À Punt defends the earlier choice not to air ambient audio from a closed meeting, has opened an internal probe into a suspected leak, and reserves legal action.
• Victims’ associations condemn À Punt for withholding the full recording, newsroom staff and unions criticize management’s handling, and ethics experts voice divided views on publishing a ‘mudo’ audio.