Overview
- Ex-adviser Marco Presa testified that a dispute between subdirector Jorge Suárez and fire chief José Miguel Basset plus the time needed to enter the text into the system delayed the mobile warning.
- He said mass messaging was discussed from the 17:00 Cecopi start, he received draft content at 18:59, and the ES-Alert was finally sent to phones at 20:11.
- Court records show a Pradas adviser urgently requested an À Punt news clip at 16:40, and Emergencias’ press chief warned at 17:40 that “this looks very bad.”
- Presa told the judge the alert text was drafted inside Cecopi by Basset, Suárez and another person, described Pradas as having an active role, and turned over videos he recorded.
- The investigating magistrate is summoning additional communications staff and seeking emergency teleassistance protocols as the probe examines decisions tied to 229 deaths, including 37 users under review.