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Albox directors jailed

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Six directors of an Albox building company have been found guilty and jailed for repeated breaches of health and safety, despite no work accidents having occurred. Penal Court 2 of Almeria ruled the company forced workers to work under unsafe work conditions and ignored complaints. The case started in 2008 when a work inspector visited the works and found a large number of violations. He stated in his report that he considered the reasons for Continue reading Albox directors jailed→

First jailed for animal cruelty

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Some b*stard in Palma beat his horse to death after he lost a horse race in Manacor, Palma de Mallorca. And a Judge has ruled he must now serve his eight months in jail. He’s the first person ever to serve jail time for animal cruelty in Spain. Sorky the horse lost a 2012 race, and shortly afterwards the man whipped it to death in the stables at the racecourse. A horrified vet denounced him Continue reading First jailed for animal cruelty→

Antas ex-Mayor jailed for a year over illegal homes

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The previous Mayor of Antas and three of her councillors have been jailed for a year for allowing 18 homes to be built illegally on a plot of land in the town, along with the builder and his architect. Judge Manuel Rey decided that Ana Joaquina García (PSOE) with the support of three town councillors connived back in 2005 in the granting of building permits for Inversiones García Aute S.L. which applied to build 18 Continue reading Antas ex-Mayor jailed for a year over illegal homes→

Mayor of Fines jailed for urban corruption

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The Mayor of Fines and his brother have both been jailed for 21 months for urban corruption and contempt of court. Mayor Rodrigo Sánchez (PP) and his brother Francisco had an old cortijo on a plot of land in the middle of nowhere, and took advantage of Rodrigo’s position to knock it down and rebuild it. They also extended the family home and added a swimming pool. But the environmental police obtained a order stopping Continue reading Mayor of Fines jailed for urban corruption→

Cajamar cashier who stole 154.124€ from clients “almost” sent to jail

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A female Cajamar cashier who stole 154.124€ from the accounts of 20 different clients between 2006 and 2010 has been sentenced to 21 months jail for the crime. She’s also been fined 2€ a day for 6 months (errrr….. 365€? That doesn’t seem much). Of course, reading between the lines, if you have a clean record, you don’t normally go to jail if the sentence is under 2 years – it’s usually suspended (except for Continue reading Cajamar cashier who stole 154.124€ from clients “almost” sent to jail→

Spain spends 3 million euros a day on prisions

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That works out to be €54 a prisoner, according a new study. And that’s not including the catalanes, who run their own prisons. There are some 57,000 people behind bars in Spain’s 68 prisons, excluding the ones in Catalonia, as Barcelona runs its own prison service. This year, the Budget has assigned some 1,150 million euros to the Service, of which 808 million euros goes on staff costs. Feeding the human herd costs the State Continue reading Spain spends 3 million euros a day on prisions→

EU overthrows Spanish jail parole laws, many dangerous people to be released at once

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The EU Court of Human Rights has overthrown the “Parot Doctrine”, which means a large number of ETA terrorists and mass murderers could be released immediately. In short, the Doctrina Parot was an interpretation of Spanish parole laws which said that when someone was in jail for concurrent sentences, parole could only be applied per sentence, not the whole amount. So lets take the example of Inés del Río, the ETA terrorist who took his Continue reading EU overthrows Spanish jail parole laws, many dangerous people to be released at once→

15 months jail for throwing a Chihuahua out of the window

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A woman in Jaen has been sentenced to 15 months in jail, and fined 900€ plus vets fees for throwing a neighbours Chihuahua out of a third storey window. It seems that the dog escaped from the flat next door and entered into the womans apartment when she left the door open. Upon finding the dog in her hallway, she scooped it up, ran over to her window and chucked it out into the void. Continue reading 15 months jail for throwing a Chihuahua out of the window→

Balearic Isles ex-President jailed for corruption involving King’s son-in-law

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Jaume Matas, the ex-President of the Balearic Islands, has been sentenced to 6 years in jail for corruption and fraud, after he was convicted of using public money to bribe journalists into writing nice things about him, and to ignore certain allegations. On top of the six years, he has an additional sentence of 9 months for misuse of a public position. In all, two and half years less than that asked for by the Continue reading Balearic Isles ex-President jailed for corruption involving King’s son-in-law→

Enciso let out on bail

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Mayor Enciso of El Ejido, the chap accused of stealing 150 million euros from townhall coffers has been released from Albolote jail in Granada pending his trial on a bail of 300,000 €. Enciso was arrested last October along with 20 other people, accused of paying inflated and false invoices to a  network of false companies. He has constantly been denied bail as he was considered to be a flight risk. No news yet on Continue reading Enciso let out on bail→