A technician, regarding the DANA alert: "Pradas told us nothing would be sent until she confirmed it."

ValenciaOne of the two Generalitat (Catalan) technicians who participated in the preparation and dissemination of the alert on the day of the DANA (National Anti-Terrorism Act) stated before the investigating judge on Tuesday that former Valencian Minister of Justice and the Interior, Salome Pradas, ordered that the warning not be sent until she "gave her authorization." This was confirmed to ARA by sources present at the statement.

This is a key piece of information because it confirms Pradas's decisive role in the delay in issuing the alert to the population, which is the circumstance on which the judge is focusing her investigation. In fact, the message was not disseminated until 8:11 p.m., after several hours of deaths in towns such as Utiel, Chiva, and Paiporta.

The technician also confirmed that initially, the alert was considered due to the possibility of the Forata Dam—which regulates the Magro River—collapse, but that this message was later discarded and it was decided to prepare another one for the entire province.

Also this morning, another technician explained to the judge that they had not received any order to access the flow monitoring system managed by the Júcar Hydrographic Confederation (CHX), which is freely accessible via the internet. This information is completed by the CHX, which automatically sends emails to civil protection agencies reporting the water level carried by the ravines. When asked if "there was someone specifically dedicated to ravine control" on behalf of the Emergency Department, the technician confirmed that there was not.

The TSJ requests Mazón's calls and the images from the Cecopio cameras.

This Tuesday we also learned that the High Court of Justice of Valencia (TSJPV) has admitted Compromís' request for the Generalitat to report on the calls made by the head of the Consell, Carlos Mazón, on the day of the DANA and to forward the images from the security cameras of the Emergency Coordination Center.

Specifically, the fourth section of the contentious-administrative chamber of the TSJPV gives the Valencian government five days to submit "the reports and data," although it allows the Consell to appeal "with reasons" against the request. Compromís appealed to the court after the Valencian government rejected the request that the Valencianists submitted to Les Corts.

Also in the judicial sphere, today the General Council of the Judiciary agreed to extend the reinforcement of staff in the courts of Torrent, Requena, and Catarroja for six months. That is, those most affected by the DANA. On November 5, the governing body of the judges approved the appointment of three substitute judges, one per court, who will remain for another six months.

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