this Court of Alicante sat on the bench this Monday poor accused of having set fire to at least three other friends’ shops Camping next to the municipal bunker on the morning of March 8. Studies show that man took action for revenge because the day before someone had burned his, but the accused denied the facts at the trial and what he really tried to do in the last fire was to put out the flames and they spread by accident. His defense framed the events in a scenario of tensions between Algerians and Moroccans in the region. in these fires No injuries were reported.
Since prosecution It was understood that this was a risky situation for those in need, who spent the night in the region in connection with these events, and a prison sentence of 12 years and 3 months was requested. The events took place in one area. groups of homeless people often camp in tents. The accused was arrested while arguing with a person accused of setting fire to three canvases of other homeless people. However, after the trial, prosecutor reduced to seven years petition to be sentenced, despite realizing this there was a dangerous situation, this was less than originally recorded. Firefighters made sure no accelerant was used to start these fires.
One of the witnesses described that the accused had begun to speak. tear down the shops and then burn them, a behavior to show that it knows they are empty. However, from the Public Department, it was assessed to be there. risk of spreading.
Witness
One of the burned shops was occupied by a homeless man who didn’t live there. “He fell to the ground while he was sleeping. I left because I was with someone in Alicante. When I got back, I was hurt,” he said. Another homeless man said he had spent the night out and found the shop when he returned. reduced to ash. The arrest occurred after a fire broke out in the third store. condemned for burning another homeless defendantfights with him. At that moment, Police arrived and began arresting the suspect when he stated that he was the author of the fires that had occurred throughout the morning and had caused firefighters to go to the building several times.
The defendant had lost his previous tent in another fire and his documents were burned. The witness assured him that he intended to retaliate by setting the others on fire. The accused denied causing any fires and said in any case his involvement was accidental while trying to put out the flames.
The following was emphasized by the defense: No investigative work was carried out by the police. to determine who was responsible for the fires and everything was based on the testimonies of a single witness. If the court decided to impose a sentence on the lawyer, he demanded an injunction to mitigate the sentence.