The judge admits the appearance of Vox and Portero in the 'Tsunami case': the case will continue in the National Court for terrorism

The judge has given the green light, has admitted the appearance of both the ETA victims represented by Dignidad y Justicia and Santiago Abascal's party, Vox, in the Tsunami case that is being followed in the National Court.

Yesterday, the instructor notified his approval to these persons, which opens the door for this summary to remain in the National Court and not be transferred to the ordinary courts of Catalonia.. Thus, the case can continue to be investigated for terrorism.

The Prosecutor's Office was betting on requesting new reports from the Civil Guard on the evolution of the investigations before making a decision, but the judge has now decided to take the step.

The investigation into Democratic Tsunami brought two fundamental episodes to the table: the collapse of the El Prat airport after the ruling of the process in October 2019 and the cutting of the A-7 highway on the border with France. In both cases, against critical structures of the State. The reports from the Civil Guard, after four years of investigation, have been conclusive. And the investigating judge understands that action must be taken against those accused of “terrorism” crimes.. But the Prosecutor's Office is suspicious. They support it leaving the National Court, because they do not consider that one can speak of terrorism, since it has not been possible to establish, in their opinion, the existence of a structure. The Prosecutor's Office does believe that the facts would have qualified as sedition. However, after the disappearance of this crime due to the legal reform carried out by the Executive after the negotiation with ERC, they would have to be judged, they maintain, as aggravated public disorders.. If it is a case of terrorism, the case will remain in the National Court. In the event that it were disorders, the summary would end up being transferred to the Catalan jurisdiction.

The cause intersects with the negotiations that the acting president Pedro Sánchez currently has open with the Catalan independentists, in which the amnesty for 1-O is the first pillar on the table.

Until now, for the Government, the best solution regarding this summary was for the case to leave the National Court and travel to Catalonia, for it to become a matter of public disorder instead of terrorism, a more complex matter that would, without a doubt, make it difficult the negotiation on the amnesty that is on the table. And until now, the Executive was calm since there was no one in person and the only accusation is being brought by the Prosecutor's Office, who clearly defends that these events are only public disorders. The emergence of these two possible popular accusations can turn the tables. The judge is committed to maintaining the terrorism case. The two accusations now brought to light publicly defend that the case be investigated for terrorism.

As explained to this newspaper, there were polls for the Popular Party to appear in the case, but Alberto Núñez Feijóo's party avoided the matter and opted for silence.