Mazón appears in Congress amidst protests from victims of the DANA

MadridCarlos Mazón appears this Monday at Congress for the second time at the DANA investigation commission. The former president of the Generalitat does so while relatives of the fatal victims protest at the doors of the lower house and amidst criticism from the plurinational majority. Mazón, who maintains his status as an official with parliamentary immunity, has initiated the appearance by shaking off any responsibility and refusing to make "any public statement" that would expand on the explanations regarding his actions on the fateful October 29, 2024, until the investigation by the judge of Catarroja is concluded. The former president of the Generalitat has defended that he already sufficiently clarified his role in the previous appearance, on November 17, 2025.

Facing the attacks from Compromís and Podemos, the parties that initiated the questioning, Mazón has repeatedly wielded, to distance himself from the tragedy, the decision of the High Court of Justice of the Valencian Community (TSJPV) not to investigate him. The former Valencian president has stated that there is a "firm ruling by five magistrates" that exonerates him, although it is an interlocutory order that dismisses the attempt by the investigating judge, Nuria Ruiz Tobarra, to provoke an investigation into the Alicante politician for reckless homicide and injuries and failure to provide assistance for an action she described as "negligent inactivity." The judge was unable to take that step due to the fact that he retains his seat in the Valencian Parliament.

Mazón has clung to the TSJPV's argument, which refused to investigate him, asserting that he "did not commit an infraction [...] in matters of emergencies because he has no specific duty in this area." "The regulations are very clear," affirmed the former Valencian president, who insisted that "under no circumstances" did he lead the response to the emergency.