A man accepted conviction this Thursday two years in prison For participating in the competition with 4 people Kidnapping of a businessman in a hotel in Alicante in December 2018.
The defendant admitted involvement in the kidnapping and admitted responsibility for the offense of illegal detention and another charge of attempted extortion. According to the agreement made by the prosecutor’s office.
This pact gave rise to the Court of the Second Division. Mass The court board, which will evaluate the cases, concluded that there was no need for the continuation of the trial, and decided to continue the trial.
Prosecutor’s Office, the accused Traveled from Malaga to Alicante Together with four others convicted of the same incident and sentenced to the same prison sentence, their meeting with the businessman who was the victim of the kidnapping and who was indebted to them for participating in different businesses, ended in failure.
Five men met hotel in Alicante He talked to the businessman in question and said that they would harm him and his wife if he did not pay, they kept him in one of the facility’s rooms and showed him what looked like a pistol.
Given the fear posed by these threats, the businessman started looking for relatives and acquaintances with the intention of lending you money so that they can pay off your debt.
The Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office first demanded a prison sentence of 5 years and 9 months for the accused on charges of illegal detention and attempted extortion. However, after recognition of factsWith the agreement of the special prosecutor’s office, the prosecutor’s office reduced his request to two years in prison.
In addition, the sentence is suspended for two years without deciding on possible compensation to the detained businessman, since the special prosecutor’s office waived its initial request on this issue.