Following the trace of the millonary heritage of the philanthropist Pere Mir: “I am investigated because he appointed me as his executor”

A few days after the Mossos d’Esquadra registered their home on April 9 for an alleged case of unfair administration and misappropriation of the millonary inheritance of the businessman Pere Mir through two foundations (Cellex and Mir Puig), the director of the Vall d’Hebron Institut d’Oncologia (VHIO), Josep Tabernero, recognized personality in Catalan healthcare, sent an email last week to several workers of the agency.

Josep Tabernero, head of the Oncology Service at Vall d’Hebron Hospital and one of the most renowned figures in this field worldwide, is being investigated due to his alleged association with Cellex, a private entity that for decades financed much of Catalan science. The Generalitat de Catalunya recently decided to take control of this foundation, after suspicions of decapitalization have arisen. The institution considers that there is a huge di…