Overview
- The court formally asked the Congress and the Corts for the recordings and transcripts of Carlos Mazón’s appearances after noting that Salomé Pradas’s calls at 16:29, 19:10 and 19:36 were registered as canceled rather than missed.
- In the same order, the judge questioned Mazón’s claim that deaths were known only later, citing his 00:35 public remarks and a 00:31 pre‑alert to the Valencia medical examiner about a multiple‑victim protocol.
- Pilar Montes, director general in the Presidency’s cabinet, was summoned as a witness due to her proximity to key officials and cross‑calls with Pradas on the afternoon of 29 October 2024.
- The magistrate rejected former Emergencies official Emilio Argüeso’s bid to trace an offer of environmental agents and reproached his displacement of responsibility, reiterating that barranco surveillance during an emergency falls to the Generalitat.
- After Mazón told MPs he likely missed a 19:10 call because his phone was in his backpack and learned of the Es‑Alert at 19:43, the PSPV‑PSOE said it will file a false‑testimony complaint while other groups evaluate legal steps.