Overview
- Agents searched Forestalia offices in Zaragoza and Madrid and the home of owner Fernando Samper, with up to six people detained in Operation Perserte.
- The investigation examines whether environmental impact assessments were manipulated to secure permits for wind and solar projects, with suspected offences including environmental prevarication, bribery and money laundering.
- UCOMA formally requested a precautionary suspension of the Maestrazgo cluster from the Court of First Instance and Instruction No. 1 of Teruel, which Judge Juan José Cortés is considering.
- Former MITECO subdirector Eugenio Domínguez was detained, as investigators report corporate transfers linked to his circle that indicate possible illicit payments tied to Forestalia.
- Field findings cited by investigators include electrocuted birds near project infrastructure, while a separate Alcántara case involving Domínguez faces a prosecution request for dismissal due to lapsed deadlines.