Overview
- National Police entered Sidenor’s Basauri plant on February 10–11 under a National Court order tied to an inquiry into exports to Israel Military Industries.
- Soon after the on-site action, the judge lifted secrecy on a separate case file labeled JG 01 following the intervention of documents by investigators.
- The Public Prosecutor’s Office, which had opposed the entry, now seeks to annul it as disproportionate and unsupported, arguing crimes against humanity or genocide cannot proceed via popular prosecution.
- The investigation examines alleged sales without required government authorization or registration, including a querella-cited June 10, 2025 shipment of 393 tonnes to Haifa that remains under judicial review.
- Sidenor and its president, José Antonio Jainaga—questioned with two directors in November—deny irregularities, cite cooperation with authorities, and say deliveries ended in July before Spain’s embargo.