The court in Vitoria slows itself down in favor of the TJSPV in the investigation of Amaia Barredo for fraud

The Court of Instruction number 3 of Vitoria-Gasteiz has inhibited itself in the case investigation opened against the current Minister of Food, Rural Development, Agriculture and Fisheries of the Basque Government, Amaia Barredo, for an alleged crime of subterfuge.

As reported in an order dated 27 June, the court investigating the complaint of fraud referred the proceedings to the Civil and Criminal Chamber of the High Court of Justice of the Basque Country (TSJPV), since: Amaia Barredo She is certified after taking office as the new advisor to the Lehendakari Imanol Pradales government.

Ecologistak Martxan has accused Amaia Barredo of fraud over a permit she granted when she was the Basque Government’s Deputy Minister of Environmental Sustainability. The environmental group stated that the defendant had given permission for a waste recovery project in Bergara, presented by the company Valogreene Paper. The letter stated that the project had been “significantly” modified, that the city council, led by EH Bildu, had revoked the original permission for this reason, and that the Basque Government ignored this and gave the green light.

Now the TSJPV will take over the procedure and must appoint an investigating judge. In any case, the order is subject to appeal.

However, Vitoria-Gasteiz Court of Investigation number 3 will continue proceedings against the other person under investigation in this case, Javier Agirre.