Vitoria (EFE)
Defense sources believe that he will do the same and follow this line with the other three convicts in the case who are also waiting to be sent to jail.
The prosecutor handling the case, Josu Izaguirre, presented a brief in which he opposes the request for pardon made by the defense of Alfredo de Miguel.
Specifically, De Miguel requested a partial pardon referring only to the crime of illicit association.
For this crime he was sentenced to three years, the only sentence greater than two years that entails his internment in prison.
The other three convicts who are waiting to go to prison are his fellow party member Koldo Otxandiano, sentenced to 7 years and 6 months and the former Vitoria councilor Aitor Telleria, to six years and one month -both have also requested pardon and Telleria has also alleged disease.
In addition, the former director of Youth of the Basque Government Javier Sánchez Robles, whose sentence adds up to 7 years and one month in prison.
In its brief on the request made by De Miguel, the prosecution has opposed suspending the sentences.
He recalled that they are greater than two years – De Miguel has been sentenced to sentences that accumulate twelve years.
The prosecutor will also request prison for the rest of the convicts
Sources of the defenses of the other convicts have explained that they have not yet received the letter from the prosecution on their requests for suspension.
But they hope that the prosecution, as it has done with De Miguel, will also oppose it.
In fact, after the conviction in the first instance in 2019, the prosecution already requested the entry into prison of the convicted, but then the Court decided to wait for the sentence to be final, which happened this year by the Supreme Court.
The main convicted for the collection of illegal commissions, Alfredo de Miguel, Aitor Telleria and Koldo Otxandiano (of dai) in the Provincial Court of Álava. EFE/David Aguilar
Now, after the Easter holidays, the Álava Court must decide next week if it follows the line of the prosecution and confirms the entry into prison or if it accepts any of the allegations of the defenses and delays the entry into jail.
Deadlines for entry into prison
Regarding the deadlines for entering prison, there are discrepancies according to the sources consulted.
Official legal sources have assured that it is not necessary to wait for the Hearing to resolve before entering prison, which must be done counting ten calendar days from March 31, when the sentences were notified, that is, by April 10. .
On the other hand, in the opinion of the defenders, the 10-day period should begin to run once the Court decides on these requests for suspension of the sentence, which would take at the end of April.
In this way, the lawyers speed up the deadlines and legal instruments to avoid the imprisonment of these 4 defendants out of the total of 14 people convicted in this process, who must also pay large compensation and fines, and face long sentences of special disqualification from holding positions. public. EFE