Overview
- Judge Francisco de Jorge has named Sidenor president José Antonio Jainaga Gómez and two executives as suspects for contraband and potential complicity in crimes against humanity or genocide.
- The investigation focuses on shipments to Israel Military Industries that police say proceeded without the mandatory government authorization or registry, according to a September 10 report.
- The case originated with a complaint by the Asociación Comunitat Palestina de Catalunya-Terra Santa, and the court disclosed the previously secret probe on October 24.
- The court deems Clerbil SL potentially liable as a legal entity, while Sidenor Aceros Especiales SLU is provisionally excluded under EU and Spanish whistleblower protections based on workers’ actions.
- The order references international assessments from the ICC, UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, and UNRWA to frame the context in Gaza, and the development unfolds during a live Talgo acquisition process.