“No witnesses recognized the alleged perpetrators.” In this context, Sylvia Córdoba, the lawyer for the two defendants in the Atrio case, testified this Wednesday at the end of the first day of questioning of the witnesses, at the request of the defense.
During this first morning, the hotel owners separately went through the statement room and then the receptionist who was working at the time of the robbery. Each interrogation lasted at least forty-five minutes, during which time they answered questions from the judge and defense counsel. A representation of the insurer, who was presented as a private prosecution in the case, was also present. Eight more workers will be called tomorrow.
Thus, the lawyer, who answered the questions of the parties for three hours, joined the members of the press who were present at the courthouse. While thanking the judge for the speed of the investigation of the case, he explained that the three witnesses provided “a lot of information” about the case, particularly the winery, hotel and hotel. wines. As for the details, he said their “love for that bottle” caught their attention.
Regarding authorship, he assured that none of those named could confirm the identity of the main suspects as belonging to the authors, and denied that an identity parade could be held due to the excessive media exposure the two were accused of. in the past weeks. “It would be silly.”
Coming to the line of defense, Córdoba defended the defendants’ innocence and recalled that they await the appeal of the two defendants for their release. Both are still in prison in Cáceres after the judge refused the defense’s request to revoke the arrest warrant after questioning.
What sentence will the two defendants receive?
Two accused of Atrio robbery charged for a robbery crime using force in things It is stated in article 241 of the Criminal Code. In this case, there are cases covered in section 4 of this article.
According to this section, “imprisonment of two to six years when the facts referred to in the preceding sections are particularly serious, taking into account the manner in which the offense was committed or the damage caused, and in any event any of the conditions laid down in Article 235 are met”.
However, it remains to determine the legal liability that the defendants will face, namely the amount of compensation that the insurer will claim for the value of the wines.