Overview
- The Sección Tercera of the Audiencia Provincial de Valencia rejected Jorge Bellver’s appeal and formally confirmed his status as an investigado in the long‑running caso Azud.
- Hours after the court decision, Bellver put his post as Generalitat director general of Transparency at the disposal of President Juanfran Pérez Llorca and asked to suspend his PP membership.
- The Partido Popular’s Comité de Derechos y Garantías opened an expediente informativo under party rules that call for internal review when members face judicial proceedings.
- Shortly after offering his resignation, Bellver suffered a stroke, underwent emergency surgery and remains in very serious condition in ICU, which has paused the formalization of his departure.
- Caso Azud is a macro‑investigation into alleged urban‑planning corruption tied to developers and former municipal officials from the Barberá era and the court decision intensifies political pressure on the Consell to resolve personnel and reputational issues while the judicial probe continues.