The victims of the DANA will sue Vox for claiming to be "truly interested."

ValenciaDiscrediting the associations of victims and families of the DANA (National Anti-Dana Disaster) most critical of the Valencian government and questioning the independence of the judge investigating the handling of the disaster. These are the two new strategies of the PP, Vox, and the entourage of former minister Salomé Pradas and her former deputy, Emilio Argüeso, to reverse a case that, until now, has focused entirely on the alleged inaction of the Generalitat (Catalan government) on October 29. A tactic that has already received its first response in the form of a lawsuit against Vox.

As has been the case for months in the Valencian Community, the far right is setting the pace, which this week began to question the autonomy of these organizations. "Normally, the associations that are formed the day after such a tragedy are not usually those truly affected, but those truly interested," said Vox spokesperson José María Llanos in Parliament on Tuesday. In this way, the far-right politician tried to justify why victims' organizations are not included in the list of those appearing before the DANA commission of inquiry approved by the PP and Vox in the Valencian Parliament.

And since the far-right party depends on the head of the Consell, Carlos Mazón, retaining his seat, this Wednesday the executive spokesperson, Susana Camarero, joined the argument of her parliamentary partner. "We know that not all [associations] are the same. We know that there are some with a marked partisan profile, led by people whose profile represents certain parties," the first vice president argued.

The words of Llanos and Camarero have significantly upset those affected and relatives of victims of the catastrophe. This is the case of the Association of Victims of the DANA Horta Sud Valencia, which represents 271 people and will file a lawsuit against José María Llanos for libel and slander. "Treating the association as an entity controlled by political parties demonstrates a profound lack of knowledge about it, its actions, its members, and its local origins," said its president, Christian Lesaec, in a statement. He also noted that the organization had filed a complaint for five crimes against "six people responsible."

Lesaec's complaint was not the only one, and two other organizations have also protested, including the Association of Mortal Victims of the DANA (National Association of Victims of Crimes), which has called on Llanos to rectify his position. The PP and Vox do not seem willing to do so and criticize the platform for the fact that its spokesperson is a journalist who works in the areas of the Catarroja City Council managed by Compromís. Both parties also criticize the fact that, a few years ago, Lesaec was on the Valencian coalition's list in the municipality of Alfafar.

The judge, in the crosshairs

The far right has also begun to focus on investigating judge Núria Ruiz Tobarra. Vox did so in March when, again through José María Llanos, it criticized the judge for including "considerations" in her rulings. These criticisms are now compounded by the publication of information in media outlets such as OK Diario that point to alleged interference by the judge's husband, also judge Jorge Martínez

These reports claim that the judge has witnessed some interrogations and argued with some of the parties. They are not allowed to leave the courtroom door because they both work at the City of Justice in Valencia. "He has never been inside the courtroom," reiterates a source who links the publication of the news with the aim of "intoxicating." Despite these words, the main accused, former councilor Salomé Pradas, has not hesitated to share the news on her social networks.OK Diario.