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Spanish PM Not Responsible for Valencia Floods, Top Court Rules
Spain’s Supreme Court has dismissed criminal negligence complaints against Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and six of his ministers over the 2024 floods in Valencia that killed 228 people. The ruling also cleared European Commission Vice-President Teresa Ribera, who was serving as Sánchez’s deputy at the time of the disaster. In its decision, the court found no evidence of criminal liability and stated that discretionary political decisions could n…
The Supreme Court of Spain rejected Wednesday's allegations of negligence against Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and several members of his government in connection with the floods of October 2024 that caused the death of 228 people in the Valencia region. The Court found that there was no evidence to support a criminal responsibility and stressed that discretionary administrative decisions cannot constitute offences, reports Politico.
The complaints also affected Carlos Mazón, the presidents of the Hydrographic Confederations of Júcar and Turia or the president of the State Meteorology Agency Read
Spain's Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed lawsuits accusing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and six of his ministers of criminal negligence in connection with last year's deadly floods in Valencia.
The Supreme Court has closed the various complaints and complaints filed by different groups and associations against the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and six ministers for their alleged inactivity before the dana that affected Valencia in October 2024. EFE has informed. The Criminal Chamber of the High Court argues, in relation to the defendants complained and denounced, that "the acts charged in them are not constitutive of crim…
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