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Notarized Chats Enter Probe, Show Mazón’s Near-Hour Delay on Flood Aid Decree

Court files now include notarized screenshots of the Oct. 29 exchanges, placing the timing of the former Valencian leader’s response under scrutiny.

Overview

  • Cayetano García told Carlos Mazón around 19:20–19:25 that an emergency aid decree was ready and warned there would be large numbers of affected people.
  • Carlos Mazón replied at 20:13 with “Bien preparado. Luego vemos,” confirming nearly an hour passed before he responded.
  • The Generalitat’s Es Alert mass notification went out before Mazón’s reply, and he answered “Sí” when informed the alert had reached phones.
  • The messages, compiled in a notarized act and submitted to Judge Nuria Ruiz Tobarra’s investigation in Catarroja, are now part of the judicial case file.
  • Operational logs cited in the exchanges note the 112 center handled about 20,000 calls that day, with emergency chief Emilio Argüeso reporting his arrival at 12:17 and García offering to deploy in person, an offer Mazón declined.