The Valencia Provincial Court has ruled against a request for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to give testimony in a case related to the recent storm disaster known as 'dana'. This decision comes from the court’s Second Section, which upheld the earlier ruling by the judge in Catarroja overseeing the investigation. The request made by the popular accusation brought forth by the organization Hazte Oír was dismissed as the court found the reasons provided to be insufficient and deemed the testimony unrelated to the objective of the ongoing investigation.

The court emphasized that the testimony sought appeared to be based on speculative assumptions about a conversation between Sánchez and the former president of the Generalitat shortly after the storm's impact. Both the court and the public prosecutor agreed that the proposed testimony did not contribute valuable evidence and would stray from the investigation's focus. In essence, the judges indicated that they saw no utility in calling Sánchez to testify as it would not yield concrete results but rather lead to conjecture regarding discussions between political leaders.

This ruling highlights the legal system's efforts to maintain focus in investigations and prevent the introduction of potentially unfounded claims into serious matters like the management of disaster response. It reflects broader tensions in Spanish politics where opposition parties, such as Hazte Oír, seek to scrutinize government officials amidst crisis management, while the judicial system aims to adhere to procedural integrity and relevance in legal inquiries.