Overview
- The investigating court authorized preliminary proceedings to examine alleged administrative prevarication by Murcia authorities related to the blaze that killed 13 people.
- The judge ordered testimony to be extracted from existing criminal complaints and created a separate, specific criminal procedure for the municipal conduct inquiry.
- The main case’s instruction period was extended, with the current deadline set for April 1, 2026.
- The order does not yet detail the actions to be taken in the municipal probe, and potential declarations by officials would be determined in a future ruling.
- Seven individuals tied to club operations and the event—among them managers, a DJ, and an engineer—remain under investigation for possible negligent homicide in the parallel main case.