Overview
- Maribel Vilaplana testified she met President Carlos Mazón for a reserved working lunch at El Ventorro on Oct. 29, where he took numerous calls and messages but did not share their content.
- She told the court Mazón did not appear in a hurry to leave during the meal, repeatedly stepping away to answer the phone as she worked on a laptop to pass the time.
- Vilaplana confirmed a pre-dawn call after the flooding in which Mazón told her the situation was very big and very serious, and she asked that their meeting not be made public.
- She said a subsequent call days later included an apology from Mazón and his warning that her name would be disclosed due to pressure, and that she tried to pay the bill but was told it was already settled.
- Under questioning, she denied showing Mazón a circulating Utiel flood video and said she was unaware of the full scale of events that day, while the judge noted responsibility for his presence lay with Mazón and referenced repeated invitations for him to testify.