Overview
- Investigating magistrate Nuria Ruiz Tobarra ordered testimony from 10 Júcar River Basin Authority guards, 8 forest firefighters and 21 regional environmental agents who were on duty during the deadly floods.
- No dates have been set for the appearances, and the witnesses will testify under a legal duty to tell the truth about their tasks and whereabouts that day.
- The decision follows a December ruling by the Valencia Provincial Court and a subsequent brief from the Public Prosecutor urging identification and questioning of relevant personnel.
- Case files reference deployments to the Magro River at the Carlet bridge and to the Barranco del Poyo across Torrent, Picanya and Paiporta, based on SGISE operational records.
- In a separate order, the judge denied victim status for a Paiporta man who died on 2 December 2024 after a forensic report cited urinary sepsis and found no causal link to the DANA.