Overview
- Judge Francisco de Jorge took testimony from Sidenor president José Antonio Jainaga and two executives at the Audiencia Nacional on November 12.
- The inquiry examines alleged unauthorized shipments of steel to Israel Military Industries, which press reports describe as owned by Elbit Systems.
- Prosecutors are investigating possible contraband and participation by complicity in a crime against humanity or genocide.
- Jainaga denied wrongdoing in court and released a video after the appearance asserting his innocence.
- According to sources present at the hearing cited by ABC, the executives answered only their lawyer's questions, argued there were no Spanish trade limits at the time, and said Sidenor halted Israel shipments in July before a later government embargo.