The First Section of the Provincial Court of Madrid has rejected the appeal filed by both the Public Prosecutor's Office and a relative of an inmate who died in a care home in the Community of Madrid during the health crisis. This decision ratifies what was previously established by the Instructional Court No. 3 of Madrid, which considered that it is not appropriate to accumulate the various cases distributed among different judicial bodies into a single procedure.
According to the magistrates, although three of the investigated individuals coincide in most of the complaints, other people are involved in different cases. Furthermore, the passive subjects are distinct and suffered from different ailments. Despite a common cause, such as the Shock Plan approved by the Community of Madrid, it is essential to analyze the specific circumstances of each situation to determine if discrimination occurred in each case.
“"Even for practical purposes, the accumulation would not be convenient, as the truth is that given the existence of multiple complaints and denunciations to which more can be added, the knowledge of all of them in the same case would add more complexity, prolong the procedure, and prevent a more thorough analysis of each specific case."
The judges conclude that, even from a practical perspective, the accumulation would not be beneficial. They argue that the existence of numerous complaints and denunciations, with the possibility of more being added, would make a single procedure excessively complex, prolong its duration, and hinder a detailed analysis of each individual case.
