Overview

• The trial of Oleiros Mayor Ángel García Seoane and municipal architect José Luis Jares began today at the Audiencia Provincial de A Coruña.
• The Fiscalía is seeking 12 years of disqualification, 15 months of imprisonment, and a €27,000 fine for both defendants, citing procedural breaches in the demolition of Casa Carnicero.
• Casa Carnicero, a municipally-owned, fire-damaged building listed as a cultural asset, was demolished on December 31, 2020, without full heritage authorization.
• Seoane argued the demolition was urgent due to safety concerns, citing risks of collapse during severe weather and the building's proximity to a busy roadway.
• The architect testified that the structure was beyond rehabilitation, with walls deemed structurally unsafe and irreparable by multiple experts.