The 74-year-old from Burgos risks a prison sentence of 22 years for sending the letters to, among others, the President of the Spanish government, the Minister of Defense and the American and Ukrainian embassies.
Pompeyo González, the 74-year-old man arrested in Burgos for sending six letters containing explosives in 2022 to the President of the Spanish Government, the Minister of Defense, the Instalaza company in Zaragoza, the embassies of the United States and Ukraine and the Torrejón de Ardoz air base (Madrid) will be tried at the National Court from today, Monday.
He faces 22 years in prison. The prosecutor of the National Court Ana Noé accuses him of terrorism (10 years) and another crime of production, possession, placement and use of explosives (12 years).
He also demands compensation of 1,500 euros for the Ukrainian embassy employee who was injured while handling one of the letters sent.
Next Monday, the first day of the trial, the statement of the suspectas well as witnesses and experts from the Guardia Civil and the National Police.
According to legal sources, tomorrow will be the turn of security personnel from the Presidency of the Government, the Embassy of Ukraine, Instalaza, the Torrejón base, the Ministry of Defense and the Post Office.
“Pompeyo González Pascual, contrary to the support given by the Spanish government to the Ukrainian nationby those of the United States of America, as well as by other institutions established on national territory, with the aim of changing these positions and causing profound commotion in the normal peaceful coexistence of Spanish society.’ he created these artifacts in his home in Miranda. de Ebro (Burgos), the prosecutor says in her complaint.
On April 14, judge José Luis Calama announced this retired civil servant of the Vitoria City Council after spending almost three months in preventive detention since his arrest in January during Operation Konvert (“envelope” in Ukrainian).
To guarantee his attendance at the trial, he imposed weekly court hearings, a ban on leaving the Spanish state, the revocation of his passport and the obligation to provide an address where he could be located.
Six cards with explosives
According to the public prosecutor, she sent the envelope addressed to the city of Burgos from the city of Burgos between November 18 and 21, 2022. President of the governmentwhich was received at Moncloa on November 24, where it was found that it might contain some kind of artefact.
The explosive was aimed at Ukrainian ambassador He arrived at the embassy in Madrid on November 30, and when suspicions arose, the guard took him to the patio and, fearing it was an artefact, threw him on the ground, ‘at which point it exploded and a open air caused. wound in his hand.” right”.
The envelope addressed to the director of the business installationdedicated to the manufacture of military equipment such as the C90 rocket launcher used by the Ukrainian army, was also received on November 30.
The one focused on director of the Satellite Center (SATCEN) from the Torrejón de Ardoz air base was also intercepted at the post office in that city in Madrid on November 30.
He arrived on December 1 Department of Defense the one addressed to the owner, Margarita Robles, and that same day the sixth shipment arrived, destined for the Ambassador of the United States in Spain, which was detected in the security scanner.
Source: EITB
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