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Valencian Flood Victims Demand Mazón Give Up Seat After WhatsApp Logs Enter Court Record

Chats filed with the court allegedly reveal prior alerts, with instructions that stalled warnings.

Overview

  • Two principal victims’ associations set relinquishing Carlos Mazón’s regional deputy seat as a condition for any meeting with President Juanfran Pérez Llorca.
  • WhatsApp exchanges among ex-consellera Salomé Pradas, Carlos Mazón and former chief of staff José Manuel Cuenca were published and delivered to the investigating judge, placing them in the judicial record.
  • The groups say the messages show officials were informed of an active hydrological alert and rising flows in the barranco del Poyo and the río Magro before the worst flooding.
  • Chats cited include Cuenca telling Pradas “De confinar nada” and urging “calma,” which the associations argue delayed mass warnings such as Es-Alert.
  • The logs include Pradas warning Mazón hours before his meal at El Ventorro and his “Cojonudo” reply, and reporting indicates the timeline contradicts statements Mazón and Cuenca gave to a congressional committee.