Overview
- The march in Valencia, which took place Saturday, drew more than 1,500 people according to the Government Delegation, while some outlets reported thousands.
- The Catarroja investigating judge has cited former regional president Carlos Mazón to testify as a witness and invited him to submit his call logs and messaging from the day of the 2024 storm.
- The regional high court (TSJCV) unanimously declined to open a criminal case against Mazón, saying he had no specific legal duty and was not shown to have used the Es Alert system, though it called his conduct socially and politically reprovable.
- Victims’ associations demanded that Mazón lose his parliamentary seat and aforamiento, a form of immunity that routes investigations of sitting deputies to the TSJCV instead of local courts.
- Seventeen months after the deadly DANA, families say they want truth, justice and reparation, and continued turnout could shape how authorities handle evidence and testimony as the local inquiry proceeds.