The Valencian government awards the police merit medal to the bodyguards who accompanied Mazón on the day of the DANA.

ValenciaThe Valencian government will award the bodyguards of the head of the Consell, Carlos Mazón, with police merit medals for their work on DANA Day and the following days. According to the announcement, Eldiario.es and has confirmed the ARA, The recognition will be awarded by the Valencian Emergency Agency and will be given to the security personnel at the Palau de la Generalitat.

The award will recognize the officers for their work on a particularly controversial day, when Mazón did not cancel a meal at the already famous El Ventorro restaurant despite the fact that, at the time of the start, deaths were already occurring in towns such as Utiel and Chiva due to the flooding of the Mago River. The lunch between the head of the Consell and journalist Maribel Vilaplana lasted until approximately 5:30 p.m., although the emergency meeting of the Cecopio had already begun in Eliana by 5:00 p.m. According to his latest version, Mazón did not join the emergency committee until 8:28 p.m. and until then he was at the Palau de la Generalitat making calls related to the emergency.

When asked about the reasons for the awards, the Ministry of Emergencies and the Interior explained that the distinctions were proposed by the National Police Unit attached to the Generalitat Valenciana (Generalitat Valenciana), and stated that it is this unit that "values the work of professionals in their operational area, with professional and objective criteria." They also emphasized that the award will be given to all professionals "who performed outstandingly throughout the days of the DANA."

Also in the news this Tuesday was the signing of former Minister of Justice and the Interior Salomé Pradas, accused in the DANA case along with her former deputy Emilio Argüeso, by the International University of Valencia (VIU). The hiring, announced by Eldiario.es, This represents the incorporation of the former PP senator into an academic center promoted by her party colleague and former president of Valencia, Francisco Camps, which years later was privatized by his successor, Alberto Fabra, for 5.7 million euros, although it cost six times more.

Pradas' collaboration with the VIU, which was formalized on May 9, is carried out through an external collaborator position—which does not imply an ongoing employment relationship—and includes the correction of final projects, the delivery of master classes, and the development of teaching content.