Spain's PSOE 'Don't Politicize' Plea Signals Full Accident Liability
Adamuz: Evidence the PSOE hides by urging against politicizing. Adif removed tracks without permission, uncertified rails, and linked firm.
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Adamuz: When 'don't politicize' means guilt
While the Spanish government asks not to politicize the Adamuz tragedy, facts pile up: Adif removed evidence at dawn without judicial permission, tracks lacked quality certificates, and the welding company had already been tried for a fatal work accident. The question isn't whether there is political responsibility, but why the PSOE seems determined to prevent an investigation.
The disappearing evidence
The investigating judge twice denounced that Adif removed material from the crash site without authorization: first at dawn, then another 42 meters of track. The Civil Guard identified a senior official from the Ministry of Transport as the person who gave the order. Adif itself admitted one rail lacked a quality certificate. The European Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating possible fraud of EU funds.
The trail of corruption
Welding on the accident section was commissioned to a company whose executive had already been tried for a fatal workplace accident in railway works. Additionally, poor-quality clips and non-approved stone were detected, the latter supplied by a company linked to the Koldo case. Adif workers reported low-cost construction practices.
A tailored agency
The Railway Accident Investigation Commission (CIAF), dependent on the Ministry of Transport, was already criticized by the European Union Agency for Railways after the Angrois accident. The government changed the law to avoid conflicts of interest, but the body still lacks real independence.
The government's silence regarding the removal of evidence and connections with previous corruption cases suggests that the plea not to politicize seeks to hide what is already evident. Meanwhile, a citizen app has mapped 1,100 black spots on the rail network, and 419 sections run at less than 40 km/h. The unanswered question: how much more will be hidden before justice acts?
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While the Spanish government asks not to politicize the Adamuz tragedy, facts pile up: Adif removed evidence at dawn without judicial permission, tracks lacked quality certificates, and the welding company had already been tried for a fatal work accident. The question isn't whether there is political responsibility, but why the PSOE seems determined to prevent an investigation.
The disappearing evidence
The investigating judge twice denounced that Adif removed material from the crash site without authorization: first at dawn, then another 42 meters of track. The Civil Guard identified a senior official from the Ministry of Transport as the person who gave the order. Adif itself admitted one rail lacked a quality certificate. The European Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating possible fraud of EU funds.
The trail of corruption
Welding on the accident section was commissioned to a company whose executive had already been tried for a fatal workplace accident in railway works. Additionally, poor-quality clips and non-approved stone were detected, the latter supplied by a company linked to the Koldo case. Adif workers reported low-cost construction practices.
A tailored agency
The Railway Accident Investigation Commission (CIAF), dependent on the Ministry of Transport, was already criticized by the European Union Agency for Railways after the Angrois accident. The government changed the law to avoid conflicts of interest, but the body still lacks real independence.
The government's silence regarding the removal of evidence and connections with previous corruption cases suggests that the plea not to politicize seeks to hide what is already evident. Meanwhile, a citizen app has mapped 1,100 black spots on the rail network, and 419 sections run at less than 40 km/h. The unanswered question: how much more will be hidden before justice acts?
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