Key moment in the Andic case: the statements from the closest circle begin

BarcelonaAutumn is a key time for the future of the Andic case, the judicial case investigating Jonathan Andic for the death of his father, the founder of Mango, Isak Andic. Starting this Thursday, various figures linked to the Andic family and their fortune will parade through the Martorell courts: from their notary to intimate friends, as well as family members and officers from the Mossos d'Esquadra. It has been a long time coming: the last session with witnesses was at the beginning of July with the statement of the suspect's sisters and the therapist who treated father and son; furthermore, there have been several postponements of the new round of statements that, finally, begin this Thursday.

The first witness is E.S.E., Isak Andic's secretary for decades, a person deeply trusted by the businessman, who already testified a year ago. According to a document from Jonathan Andic's defense, she then declared, for example, that she had never heard father and son arguing. The secretary's statement began shortly after 9:30 AM.

This same Thursday, several Mossos d'Esquadra officers, including a sergeant who has been involved in the investigation of this case, will also testify.

On Friday morning, more officers will speak, in this case from the Mountain Unit, who were in charge of preparing reports on how Isak Andic's fall could have occurred when he was walking with his son in Montserrat. After them, it will be the turn of J.A.C., Isak Andic's chauffeur, who already testified saying that the relationship between father and son was good.

The statements will continue next week and will last until December, with prominent names such as the former politician and lawyer Miquel Roca, who helped the founder of Mango in the tasks of creating a philanthropic foundation—the Mossos are investigating whether it could have affected Jonathan Andic's inheritance, a fact that his sisters said was handled normally and was not a problem—. Among the names that will pass through the courts are also Nahman Andic, Isak's brother, and José Creuheras, president of Grupo Planeta and whom the businessman designated as the executor of his will.

On the table in the Andic case are such important elements as trying to clarify what the relationship between father and son was like, what inheritance the firstborn was to receive, and how the supposed foundation might be affected. Meanwhile, the Mossos continue investigating: it remains a priority to reconstruct Jonathan's previous steps and analyze all possibilities for extracting information from his mobile phone and his cloud. They are also trying to better understand what the therapist's treatment was like and the surprise statement from a collaborator, who said that the Andic firstborn had been interested in a mountain therapy that consisted of simulating the fall of a family member, a fact that those close to the suspect have denied.

From the beginning, this has been a case based on circumstantial evidence: several sources consulted by ARA admit that it will be very complicated to find solid and definitive proof of the possible crime, and for that reason, the Mossos are focusing on reconstructing the relationship between the two and, above all, what Jonathan did in the days before his father's death, how many times he did exactly the same route, and if he stopped at any of the points.