The Defendant has to pay a fine of 7,200 euros and approximately 12,000 euros in damages to Generalitat and Diputación, which conducted the special prosecution. fire fighting work He was provoked according to the “voce” sentence prescribed by the head of the court, which followed the events.
The Prosecutor’s Office requested 4 years in prison before the crime of setting a fire in the protected natural area, and it was decided by the defense of the accused before the oral hearing in the 2nd Chamber. lawyer Israel Muelas Mollaand this advantageous deal, which, along with specific charges, would get the accused out of jail in no time, because imprisoned since he was arrested for fire on June 22 last year Sierra Helada.
Although the fire burned two and a half hectares, environmental damage was assessed at only 179 euros, according to the defense attorney.
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According to the facts admitted by the accused Second Part of the Trial, On June 22, 2022, he set fire to three different points by applying direct flame to destroy the natural area of Mirador de Sierra Helada in Benidorm.
Despite the strong westerly wind blowing that day, the defendant started a fire very close to several houses, but was eventually unhitched and extinguished the fire. affected two and a half hectares low bush and somewhat isolated pine.
arrested by man regional police He was carrying a backpack with the tools—lighters—to start the fire after he had come down from the mountain and at the time of his arrest.
During the investigation, the cause of this fire could not be determined, as the accused did not detect any pathology affecting his abilities. never admitted his guilt until yesterday’s trial.
Although a date of May 31 was set for his expulsion, the court decided that he should remain in prison until his departure abroad. The accused is originally from Scotland and already on 31 May he will have been in prison for eleven months and six daysthat’s almost a third of the three-year prison sentence he was given.