The Court of First Instance and Instruction of Tremp has accepted the statements of three members of the Board of Trustees of the Fundació Fiella when the covid-19 outbreak broke out in the municipality’s residence in 2020 in which 64 residents died.
These are the former mayor, Joan Ubach, and the vicar of the bishopric of Urgell, Josep Maria Mauri, who have denied the accusations and a former councilor, who has availed himself of his right not to testify in the case for a crime against the safety of citizens. workers. Ubach has also stated that Salut acted “very badly” and made a statement with “more than one contradiction and one lie.”
For her part, the prosecution’s lawyer, Maria Nolla, added that there have been no statements in relation to the complaint for falsification of documents.
The first to testify in the Tremp court was the vicar general of the bishopric of Urgell, Josep Maria Mauri, who entered the judicial premises through the back door and accompanied by his lawyer.
Later, it was former mayor Joan Ubach’s turn, who entered through the main entrance of the court and left an hour later, when he appeared before the media.
According to Ubach, in his statement he explained “the truth of the events he experienced” and served to denounce that Salut managed the situation “very poorly”, making a report “with more than one lie.”
He has referred to “contradictions” on the part of Salut when setting the date of the center’s intervention.
Finally, the third member summoned to appear this Tuesday was a former councilor who has taken advantage of the right not to testify.
For her part, the lawyer for the popular prosecution, Maria Nolla, added that the statements of the three members of the Board of Trustees have remained in line with those made on Monday by the former director of the residence.
The deponents have shaken off responsibilities and have added that they did not receive any complaints from the center in relation to the situation that existed.
They have also defended that they knew nothing about the Castanyada party that could have caused the covid-19 outbreak, which ended the lives of 64 users, and that they became aware of it as a result of subsequent complaints.
Nolla added that this Tuesday no statements have been made in relation to the complaints that one of the nuns, now dead, and the former head of sanitary hygiene at the nursing home, who is also accused, filed against the Board of Trustees.
The defendants reported that their signatures had been forged to attribute responsibilities to them that they would not have.
The outbreak at the Fiella de Tremp residence, declared in November 2020, caused the death of 64 users. Appointments to testify in court linked to the case for a crime of reckless homicide are expected to take place starting in April, according to Nolla.
