The hearing of the Erial case, in which the former presidents of the Generalitat will be tried, Eduardo Zaplana and José Luis Olivaswith 13 people, The former Minister of Labor’s lawyer was on the air due to illness, A person who has to undergo emergency surgery. Unpredictable staffing leaves the start of the trial, which is scheduled for next February 1 and will last until next June, up in the air.
The defense of the former minister reported the medical problem that occurred to the fourth division of the Valencia Court. Provincesand also the interference he had to undergo. The three judges who will preside over the trial have not yet decided what will happen in the hearings, which are due to begin on February 1.
This will be the second delay suffered by this case, as the fourth division of the Valencia Court reported at the beginning of November a one-month delay in the start of the trial, which was supposed to start on January 9., Upon the request of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, Delaying the sick leave of the representative of the Public Ministry the person who investigates the cause. The court decided to postpone the start of the hearings, which should be held in the Justice City Tirant II courtroom, where macro cases with a large number of defendants are heard, from January 9 to February 1.
The Erial case was transferred to the fourth department of the Valencia Court about a year ago, following the completion of the investigation at the 8th Court of Investigation of Valencia, which conducted an investigation for six years together with the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office. Allegation that Zaplana and his close circle of trust were bribed For Technical Vehicle Inspections (ITV) and Wind Plan awards.