US EditionSpain probes steelmaker for breaching Israel sales ban
Spain's High Court probes Sidenor executives for unauthorized steel sales to an Israeli arms firm, potentially violating Spain's ban on arms-related exports to Israel.
- On Friday, Spain's High Court opened an investigation into Sidenor, led by Judge Francisco de Jorge, targeting CEO Jose Antonio Jainaga Gomez and two other executives for alleged smuggling and complicity in crimes against humanity or genocide.
- After a complaint and new export restrictions, prosecutors opened an inquiry following a July complaint from the association of the Palestinian community of the region of Catalonia and Spain's September ban on ships and aircraft carrying weapons or jet fuel to Israel.
- Court filings say Sidenor sold steel to Israel Military Industries, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems, in a deal allegedly without proper authorisation, and executives "went ahead with the deal with full knowledge" of its weapons use.
- The executives were summoned to testify on November 12 in Madrid; Sidenor did not immediately respond and Elbit Systems declined to comment.
- The case unfolds against Spain's broader policy posture as Spain, which recognised a Palestinian state last year, has maintained export restrictions even after a fragile ceasefire in Gaza on October 10 brokered by Washington.
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Madrid. Yesterday the Spanish National High Court opened an investigation and prosecuted the crimes of smuggling and participation for complicity in a crime against humanity and genocide against the steel entrepreneur and president of Sidenor, José Antonio Jainaga Gómez, who runs one of the main companies in the sector in the country, and whose main infrastructure is in the Basque Country.
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Madrid (QNN)- Spain’s High Court has launched a criminal investigation into Sidenor, a major privately-owned steel producer, for reportedly selling steel to an Israeli weapons manufacturer in violation of Spain’s trade ban with Israel. Judge Francisco de Jorge is leading the probe against Sidenor’s CEO, José Antonio Jainaga Gómez, and two other senior executives. They face accusations of smuggling and complicity in crimes against humanity or gen…
The sale of the company to the consortium that José Antonio Jainaga heads with the Basque Government is in the final phase and the investigation threatens to delay the process.The National High Court investigates the president of Sidenor for selling steel to an Israeli armament company José Antonio Jainaga, president of Sidenor, will have to testify before the judge of the National High Court on 12 November as investigated for possible crimes of…
Spanish justice is investigating Sidenor for alleged complicity in crimes against humanity. The company allegedly sold steel to an Israeli arming company without permission, in the midst of a war in Gaza.
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