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Valencian Emergency Official Testifies He Was a Bystander as Dana Alerts Were Debated

His account places the first public alert proposal at 7 p.m. due to concerns about the Forata dam.

Overview

  • Raúl Quílez told the judge he was a mere observer at the Cecopi meeting on October 29 and had no decision-making role.
  • He said he was called to attend by Aurora Roca on behalf of then regional emergency chief Emilio Argüeso and arrived around 6:30 p.m.
  • Quílez testified the EsAlert was first proposed around 7 p.m. in relation to potential failure at the Forata dam, a timeline that aligns with former consellera Salomé Pradas.
  • According to his account reported by EL PAÍS, Pradas expressed legal doubts about the message content and briefly left the room to make a call.
  • He confirmed attending an SGISE board meeting during the red alert about purchasing fire engines and said he learned days later of the on-site surveillance withdrawal at the Poyo ravine, while the judge’s probe continues into the 8:11 p.m. and 8:57 p.m. alerts and related decisions.