The leader of Vox, Santiago Abascal, has announced that his party will appear as a popular accusation in the case of the train accident in Urda (Toledo), in which 69 people have died so far, so that "the whole truth is known" and has called it "the worst kind of scoundrel" to blame a worker for the technical failures.
"I demand to know the whole truth and I demand that we know this in court. Vox is going to appear again in this matter as an accusation so that we can know the whole truth. That is why yesterday we asked first of all that the evidence that existed from the accident be protected so that we would not have to have news again like that of Adamuz where important elements of evidence had been removed from the scene of the accident," he said in an interview published this Sunday by El Mundo.
Abascal has assured that "singling a worker and trying to convince public opinion that it is a human error and exposing that worker is the worst kind of scoundrel." The Vox leader has accused the Executive of being behind the "degradation of infrastructure", and considers the tragedy an "abandonment" of Spain with "the degradation of institutions".
"Spain had a railway system of which we should be proud and that has collapsed in a brutal and tragic way," he stated, before accusing the Government of not renewing the road network or incorporating new safety mechanisms, and of letting "things become obsolete."
The Vox leader has stated that the technicians and judges will be the ones to determine the causes of the railway accidents and other recent failures, such as the blackout. "We would like to know exactly who is behind all these failures that seemed impossible," he indicated, adding that, in his opinion, there is "a lot of ideological fanaticism behind political decisions" and "a lot of corruption behind problems that are arising around railway accidents."
Abascal has questioned whether the accident is attributed to human error and has described it as "the worst kind of scoundrel" to try to hold a worker responsible. "What is happening so that the technical systems fail? What was happening so that the security systems were not improved?" he asked, before demanding that "the whole truth" be known.
In this sense, it has demanded a "total review of State expenses" and a "complete audit" to eliminate, among others, political expenses, those destined to the maintenance of union and employer structures and those derived from "the imposition of agendas such as the Green Deal, gender agendas or the 2030 Agenda." In his opinion, tax money should be allocated to "the truly important things in Spain", among which he has mentioned health, education, street safety and infrastructure.
Likewise, Abascal has defended that his party maintains its political activity despite the mourning for the victims of the train accident. "Being in mourning does not mean stopping working," he said. "Let no one use mourning to silence us," he added, while criticizing what he considers the "hypocrisy" of politicians who participate in funerals and then forget about those affected.
"Sánchez has many militias"
The president of Vox has also accused the Government of Pedro Sánchez of resorting to "violence and intimidation" in the face of his alleged political desperation, when asked about the acts of violence in which his party has been involved in some rallies.
"I think the Government is absolutely desperate. It has tried everything. Fraud, coalitions that are not working for it and I think also violence and intimidation. I think Sánchez has many militias. Union militias that during the strike will probably try to intimidate people who want to work. Militias in Sol that have harassed journalists and have been violent. Militias on Trampolín beach who were let in and who we later see trying to attack Vox's actions in many places in Spain," he assured.
In this sense, he has denounced the existence of "a common pattern" in the violent acts against his party, which he has attributed to "the complicity of the Government of Spain, Marlaska and Pedro Sánchez."
The law of grandchildren and immigration
In relation to the law on grandchildren, Abascal has described it as "authentic fraud" and has assured that its only objective was to "alter the electoral roll in Spain." Although he has admitted that this measure probably could not modify the result of the elections on its own, he has maintained that it was part of Sánchez's strategy to "try to stay in power at any price."
In immigration matters, the leader of Vox has defended the immediate repatriation of all people who enter Spain illegally and the deportation of those who commit crimes, even if they have legal status. "You cannot send the message to the world that whoever enters Spain stays in Spain, ends up receiving social assistance, is supported and also ends up being regularized, nationalized," he argued.
In the opinion, it is necessary to introduce legislative changes both in Spain and in Europe to "reverse the migratory invasion." In a possible post-electoral negotiation, he has indicated that "national priority" would be an inalienable condition for Vox and has placed Ceuta among the main priorities of his party. "Ceuta cannot continue to be invaded in December, there cannot be a person left in Ceuta who should not be in Ceuta," he stated.
Finally, asked about the possibility that a future right-wing government will have to dedicate its first efforts to repairing the inherited situation and delay the reforms, Abascal acknowledged that it is something that worries him "very much."
"The first thing is to arrive, lift the rugs, find out what there is and tell the Spaniards. And if what there is is what we imagine, then some will have to sit on a bench. That's how it is," he added.
