national audience The alleged perpetrator of the crime of disturbing public order will be tried this Monday The message he sent via Snapchat from London Gatwick airport, where he went to Menorca “I’m going to fly the plane (I’m a Taliban member)”It turned out to be a fake bomb threat.
The prosecutor’s office requested the National Court Central Criminal Court to impose a heavy penalty on the defendant, British citizen AV. A fine of 22,500 euros and a further 94,782 euros in compensation to be paid to the Ministry of Defense For the expenses of a Eurofighter fighter jet of the Spanish Air Force assigned to escort a 142-passenger plane to Menorca.
The prosecutor explains in his indictment that the events took place On July 3, 2022 AV at the check-in desk at Gatwick airport for her flight to Menorca.
He adds that he is the defendant He sent a message via Snapchat to the group of friends he was flying withWithout ignoring the fact that he sent it to someone else, it included a photo of himself with the phrase “on my way to fly a plane (I am a member of the Taliban)”.
This message was intercepted by UK security services. The plane was flying over French airspace, so they notified Spanish authorities..
After four-twenty in the afternoon, the Palma (Mallorca) control tower notified the head of coordination at Menorca airport that, due to a bomb threat, the flight from Gatwick was escorted by a Eurofighter, a Spanish Air Force fighter jet.
Finally The plane landed at Menorca airport at quarter to five in the afternoon..
As a result of AV’s actions, the Air Force incurred costs for n years.Need to activate fighter due to fake bomb alarm.