{"id":63022,"date":"2026-01-22T06:52:36","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T05:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=63022"},"modified":"2026-01-24T06:51:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T05:51:02","slug":"three-scandalous-facts-surrounding-angrois-that-give-us-reasons-to-politicize-adamuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/01\/22\/three-scandalous-facts-surrounding-angrois-that-give-us-reasons-to-politicize-adamuz\/","title":{"rendered":"Three scandalous facts surrounding Angrois that give us reasons to politicize Adamuz"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some, especially from the left, are complaining these days about attempts to politicize the Adamuz train accident<\/a>.<\/p>\n

S\u00e1nchez's government targets a Renfe train driver for reporting incidents<\/a><\/rel>
\nThe marks on the wheels of Iryo's train expose Minister \u00d3scar Puente<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n

What's new about this is that the left, which brutally politicized the Prestige oil spill in 2002<\/strong>, the Yak-42 crash in 2003, the March 11, 2004 attacks, the Metrovalencia train crash in 2006, the Valencia floods in 2024, and so many other events, is now saying that a train accident shouldn't be politicized simply because it might affect a left-wing government<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

One thing is very clear: when there is a serious accident like this, it is logical to ask whether political responsibility can be assigned<\/strong>, especially at a time when we are experiencing a clear deterioration of our railway infrastructure. In fact, in Spain the number of railway accidents and derailments has increased considerably since 2018<\/a>, precisely the year Pedro S\u00e1nchez came to power.<\/p>\n

Of course, we citizens must be demanding and critical of our politicians, regardless of who is in power.<\/strong> I applied this principle on this blog in a case that affected me deeply, as it occurred in my region and precisely on the day I was in the city: the Angrois train accident in Santiago de Compostela in 2013<\/strong>, which I have been reporting on for years<\/a>, while others had already lost interest. Ordinary citizens, not involved in politics, had to make their voices heard in the public sphere to demand Justice.<\/strong> If this is politicizing, then so be it.<\/p>\n

As you may recall, in 2023 I already exposed here the tricks that were used to cover up the responsibility of the PSOE and the PP in that accident<\/a> (since this is an independent website and does not receive subsidies from anyone). On June 20th of that year, I transcribed here the complaints of the victims' platform of that accident against the PSOE, the PP, and Podemos<\/a>. I believe it is a good summary of what happened after the accident:<\/p>\n

\"In 2016, the EU concluded in its report that the government failed to comply with the obligation to investigate due to a lack of independence<\/strong> and for not analyzing the causes affecting Fomento, Renfe and Adif.<\/p>\n

It speaks volumes about our institutions that this investigation has not yet been launched. Neither the PP nor the PSOE governments have done so<\/strong>, nor has the latter's coalition government with Podemos<\/strong>, despite initial support and subsequent silence.<\/p>\n

One of the first journalists to report on the tragedy said that in Angrois everything was public: the train, the track, and even the driver. Everything public, except for political responsibility.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mr. Blanco<\/strong> advertised that the new high-speed rail line had safety systems that would have prevented the tragedy. He changed the original project in haste, removing the safety system from the most dangerous section.<\/strong> And he boasted about having completed the project ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n

Ms. Ana Pastor<\/strong> promised in Parliament an independent investigation and cooperation with the justice system. Several court orders pointed to the lack of cooperation from the Ministry of Public Works, Renfe (the Spanish national railway company), and Adif (the Spanish railway infrastructure manager). She pressured the EU to suppress the report that refuted the official version:<\/strong> that an independent investigation had been conducted, that the train driver was solely responsible, and that the accident did not involve a high-speed train. During her tenure, the ERTMS safety system was deactivated because it was causing delays<\/strong>, and a written warning from a chief train driver alerting to the danger was ignored.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Having read that statement from the victims, I would like to point out three shocking facts so that we realize what happened<\/strong>, simply because many have lost interest in that accident:<\/p>\n