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Vilaplana Hospitalized Ahead of Testimony in Mazón DANA Inquiry Over Utiel Flood Video

Her court statement is expected to help establish when the president was alerted to the severity of the Utiel disaster.

Overview

  • Maribel Vilaplana went to a hospital with an anxiety crisis two days before her scheduled appearance as a witness on Monday, with her ability to attend pending medical evaluation.
  • Levante-EMV reported she showed Carlos Mazón an À Punt video of Utiel’s floods between 17:37 and 17:40 on 29 October, a claim her family disputes by saying she received the link but did not open or display it.
  • Presidency-submitted call logs show Mazón made or received eight calls after that timeframe, including four with ex-consellera Salomé Pradas, three with Valencia’s provincial chief Vicente Mompó, and one with Cullera’s mayor Jordi Mayor.
  • The judge, following an Audiencia order, will question Vilaplana only on what she personally saw or heard during the lunch and has asked her to produce a parking ticket to verify the timeline.
  • The Utiel flooding left six dead and triggered UME deployment, and investigators are scrutinizing Mazón’s communications that afternoon, with some reports noting a near 40-minute period of no contact later that evening.