Jonathan Andic Arrested Over Isak Andic Fatal Fall
Jonathan Andic was arrested on Tuesday over isak andic's fatal fall in December 2024, bringing the reopened Catalonia investigation back to the son of Mango's founder. Catalan police detained him and questioned him again before he later appeared before a judge.
The judge ordered detention with bail set at €1m, withdrew his passport and required weekly court reporting. For Mango’s leadership and the Andic family, the case has moved from a closed accident inquiry to a criminal process that now constrains Jonathan’s movement while investigators continue examining his testimony.
Catalan police detain Jonathan Andic
Tuesday’s arrest followed a detention from his home shortly after 11:00 local time, or 09:00 GMT, with police questioning him again in connection with his father’s death. Jonathan had previously denied responsibility, and a family spokesperson said he was being questioned while the family remained confident of his innocence.
Isak Andic died in December 2024 after falling from a ravine while walking in the Montserrat mountains near Barcelona with his son. Investigators in Catalonia initially closed the case in early 2025 after finding no evidence of criminal wrongdoing, then reopened it later in 2025 after saying there were inconsistencies in Jonathan’s testimony.
Judge imposes €1m bail
€1m now stands between Jonathan Andic and the court’s decision to keep him under supervision as the inquiry advances. The judge also took his passport, a direct limit on travel, and ordered him to report to court every week while the case remains active.
45 years after Mango was founded in Barcelona in 1984 by Isak Andic and his brother Nahman, the family is still being pulled into the legal fallout from the death. Jonathan joined Mango in 2005, later ran Mango Man and became vice-chairman of the board after his father died.
Mango’s board faces the fallout
almost 3,000 outlets in 120 countries now sit behind a boardroom facing one of its most sensitive episodes since the founder’s death. Toni Ruiz said Isak Andic would “leave a huge void”, adding, “All of us are, in some way, his legacy and the testimony of his achievements”.
Ruiz also said: “It is up to us, and this is the best tribute we can make to Isak and which we will fulfil, to ensure that Mango continues to be the project that Isak aspired to and of which he would feel proud.” Jonathan’s court restrictions keep the focus on the reopened inquiry, not on Mango’s business cadence.
