The DANA judge again invites Mazón to testify as a suspect and summons her vice president as a witness.

ValenciaThe DANA judge has once again invited the head of the Consell (Spanish Consell), Carlos Mazón, to testify as a suspect or defendant, and has summoned the first vice president and government spokesperson, Susana Camarero, as a witness. She did so this Thursday in a letter seen by ARA, in which she also announced that she has decided to incorporate into the case the open letter released last Friday by journalist Maribel Vilaplana regarding the lunch with the Valencian president on the day of the catastrophe.

Judge Nuria Ruiz Tobarra believes that Vilaplana's letter "affects a series of elements that would affect not only the decision-making process at the Integrated Operational Coordination Centre (Cecopi) by those already under investigation," the former Minister of Justice and the Interior, Salió Prados, and her former deputy, the President of the Generalitat, in these measures. She also points out that the journalist's document extends by one hour – between 6:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. – the "period of time" that Mazón spent at the El Ventorro restaurant. Finally, she emphasizes that the letter reveals the contradiction that arises from the fact that, despite the "telephone communications" that the head of the Consell had during the meal, the PP leader "did not show any concern and continued at the restaurant."

Despite incorporating the letter, as requested by the popular accusation exercised by Podemos, the judge has rejected summon Vilaplana as a witness, given that this would imply "a direct act of investigation by the president of the Generalitat himself," who, by virtue of his position, has immunity. Mazón can only be called to testify by a higher court of justice, in this case, that of the Valencian Community, a circumstance that would cause Ruiz Tobarra to lose the investigation.

As for Susana Camarero, the judge has accepted the request that she testify as a witness, as several accusations had requested. It is worth noting that the Valencian vice president also made the news last Friday when it was learned that on the day of the DANA (National Assembly of the Autonomous Community of Valencia) meeting, she left the Cecopio (National Assembly of the Autonomous Community of Valencia) meeting to attend an awards ceremony at a critical moment in the day. Specifically, when the possible rupture of the Forata reservoir and the evacuation of several municipalities and some nursing homes, which fall under her jurisdiction as Minister of Social Services, Equality, and Housing, were being discussed.