Audiencia de Palma will host the king of the night corruption trial this Monday bartholomew’s curse and 15 more are charged an alleged favorable treatment scheme with cops, politicians, and civil servantswhich took sixteen years.
The famous nightlife businessman of the island, who gave his name to the judicial process, after nine years of roundabout training he will sit on the bench.
The appearance, which is scheduled to last nine monthswill sue The largest police corruption network in Mallorca He is among several local police officers alleged to have benefitted their business in exchange for preferential treatment with Cursach.
A few days before the start of the trial, the Prosecutor’s Office reduced the prison sentence request for Cursach from 8.5 years to 1.5 years and 15 years to disqualification. 10-year disqualification for any activity related to hospitality and entertainment, for the offense of belonging to a criminal group, as well as for continuing administrative perjury.
Cursach, whose crimes are also attributed, pressure and briberyAlthough no prison terms are requested for them, they will be tried after a long judicial journey marked by the prosecution for revealing the secrets of former investigating judge Miguel Ángel Subirán and Manuel Penalva in the case of former prosecutor Miguel Ángel Subirán, who retired in 2020 and 2021. , respectively.
After Penalva and Subirán were removed from the case and New prosecutors Juan Carrau and Tomás Herranz dropped the charges and denied the vast majority of the alleged crimes against Cursach. Due to the lack of evidence or the inconsistency of some witnesses, 16 of the 24 originally accused will sit on the quay.
The first part of the court will try the alleged crimes. criminal organization, perjury, bribery, neglect of duty to prosecute crimes, abuse of public office, coercion, disclosure of secrets, usurpation of public functions, and threats against public health.
The prosecution limits its charge to the Palma Local Police area and the alleged corrupt acts of the businessman and his “right hand”. Bartholomew Sbertpublic accusation seeks 3.5 years in prison.
The largest criminal request for an eight-year prison sentence is charged with continuing bribery, sexual solicitation, coercion and abuse of public function with the disclosure and disclosure of secrets to a local police officer from the unit tasked with overseeing nightlife venues. .