Director of Medusa Festival, where a young person died: “We did not receive a meteorological risk warning”

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this owner of the number four Education Court Swedish took a statement yesterday three out of five are being investigated for negligent manslaughter and twenty injuring crimes from the same negligence following the tragedy that occurred at dawn at the Medusa de Cullera festival on 13 August, in which a 22-year-old man died following an atmospheric phenomenon known as a “thermal explosion.” happened. », with strong wind.

Between we searched who testified yesterday there is a person in charge of the organization company, Andreu Piqueras, willing to answer each of the questions formulated by the judge clarify the position and the actions taken. Engineer Vicente Vilaplana, head of the outside company responsible for overseeing the infrastructure, and a representative of the assembly company Babalú group also made a statement. Responsible for performing the structure when it falls, caused the teen’s death.

To the judge’s questions, the person in charge of the company organizing the competition. Music Festival stated at the advanced command post established every year. festival area No reports were received from Aemet warning of what would happen next.

Likewise, the businessman stated that they did not make any mistakes. security expenses, that they are more than necessary and that they are working together top external companies. Thus, he explained to the magistrate in detail the details necessary to organize. macro festival of these featuresinsists the issuing company is committed to hiring the best companies in the country. to install this. And what is this about? foreign workersIt’s the organizing company itself.

this Responsible for Medusa festival clearly stated in them opening speech before the judge They declared their opposition to the report published by the architects and their intention to submit their report shortly, as almost all parties will investigate.

The investigating judge wanted to know all the details, with the voice of the organizers, while holding a meeting with these features, without going into technical issues.

if your questions there was adequate security in the buildingPiqueras only necessary precautions it has also been increased to guarantee the safety of the place as in the previous editions.

this They will have to go through the courthouse next January 25.The other two investigated, the architect responsible for the technical project, Joaquin Llopisand the representative of the other intervening assembly company in jellyfish, Everest structures.

In these terms, the purpose of the court investigating the case is to clarify and debugging responsibilities andinside tragic accident The incident that caused the death of a teenager during the celebration of the Medusa 2022 music festival. deceased young man will result injured forty people.

“According to the law”

this representatives of the organization Those who declared themselves yesterday,All assembly and work has been done completely. with relevant audit and positive reports”. “From the first moment we argued that the weather conditions are unpredictable due to its magnitude and we are willing to cooperate with justice and at the same time we were able to see all the technical explanations based on the reports requested by the organization. to clarify the situation”.

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