Overview
- The court called as witnesses former subsecretary Ricardo García, the coordinating lawyer assigned to the conselleria that day, and the Abogado General to clarify what advice was given.
- The move follows an Abogacía de la Generalitat report dated December 26, 2025 confirming telephone consultations about the legal basis for a possible confinement but stating no written opinion was produced.
- The judge cites inconsistencies with testimony from José Manuel Cuenca, who told Consellera Salomé Pradas by WhatsApp not to confine the population and later attributed his stance to pandemic measures annulled by the Supreme Court.
- The Abogacía’s report notes two brief calls that afternoon: the Justice subsecretary consulted a department lawyer, and a senior aide alerted the Abogado General that a request and potential opinion could be forthcoming.
- The court has incorporated a notarized submission from PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo with WhatsApp messages he sent the then regional president on 29‑O, and he is due to testify as a witness on Friday.