“We hope it’s sooner.” In this context, Sylvia Córdoba, lawyer for those already convicted in the Atrio case, spoke on Wednesday about his release from prison after serving the maximum two years imprisonment established by law without a final sentence. Priscila Lara Guevara and Constantin Dumitru were convicted in the first instance court by the District Court. caceresA decision confirmed months later by the High Court of Justice of Extremadura (TSJEx).
The lawyer appealed this decision again to the Supreme Court; The court will now decide whether to rule in favor of the courts, which have sentenced them to four years in prison for the million-dollar bottle theft, or to agree with Córdoba. The company maintained the line of defense because there was no conclusive evidence to incriminate them for the robbery committed in October 2021.
Priscila and Dumitru were imprisoned in August 2022 at the request of the investigating judge. The judge made this decision due to the high risk of escape and the high price of the wines; The value of this decision was initially 1.5 million euros, and finally, after the hearing, 750,000 euros. .
Córdoba confessed to crimes since being imprisoned petition for the release of both from prison until the final conviction was given, but all requests were rejected in court. Once again waiting for the Supreme Court to make its decision public, the lawyer is processing their requests for freedom so that they can leave before the maximum limit of the temporary prison sentence, which will end in August 2024, is reached.
It so happens that if the Supreme Court decides and approves the sentence within this period until 2024, the periods they spent in prison will be deducted from the sentence. Therefore, after completing half of the four years, they will be able to request their third prison diploma.
The lawyer visited the Cáceres courthouse this week but did not specify what the specific reason was and whether it was related to the reason for the robbery in Atrio. He stated that the Supreme Court decision regarding the appeal will be issued soon.