Overview
- A judicial commission led by the head of Bilbao’s Court of First Instance No. 1 entered the Santa Klara monastery in Orduña at 10:00 with Guardia Civil support and forensic doctors.
- The five sisters, aged 87 to 101, were transported to Bilbao’s Basurto Hospital for court‑ordered medical assessments.
- Proceedings were opened after a Guardia Civil report questioned hygienic‑sanitary conditions and relatives had reported being unable to visit.
- Ex‑abbess Laura García de Viedma alleged rough handling, lack of access, and no inquiry about medications during the removal, claims not confirmed by authorities.
- After the examinations, a transfer to a Federation of Poor Clares monastery is being considered, with several sites reported as possible, in what is the third removal attempt after a November effort was blocked.