Madrid (EFE).- Judge José Luis Calama has prosecuted Pompeyo González, the 74-year-old man arrested in Miranda de Ebro (Burgos) for terrorism -a former worker of the Vitoria City Council- for sending six letters with explosives in November past.
He sent them to the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez; to the Defense Minister, Margarita Robles, to the Instalaza company in Zaragoza, to the United States and Ukraine Embassies in Madrid and to the satellite center of the Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base.
The judge of the National High Court explains that although there are no indications that he belongs to an organized terrorist group, the actions that are imputed to him, the context in which it occurs (the war in Ukraine), the feasibility of the devices exploding ( as occurred in the Embassy of Ukraine -where there was an injury-) and the recipients of their actions, reveal that the “objective of disturbing public peace” is present.
Calama understands that with these shipments he sent “the message that we are facing actions carried out by people linked to Russia as repression of the interests of Spain and the United States as a result of their support for Ukraine in the face of Russian occupation, such as forcing the powers public officials in our country to refrain from supporting Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression.”
on provisional release
In fact, he qualifies him as an “antagonist” of the support given to Ukraine by the Governments of Spain and the United States of America.
The judge details all the evidence that places Pompey, currently on provisional release, as the author of the shipments. Thus, in the search in his house, where several cylindrical rods were found that may be the same type of cylinders that kept the incendiary piston of the explosive devices inside.
Different screws were also found along with springs similar to the “percussion hammer” used in the artifacts and drills with precision bits similar to those used for their production.
His DNA matches that found on the explosive devices.
Another piece of evidence indicates that the same genetic profile corresponding to a male appears in the different DNA traces found in the artifacts.
During the investigation a surveillance device was organized on Pompey. As a result, a garbage bag was collected in a container near his house, which was later analyzed by the Scientific Police General Commissariat.
The result was that the DNA matched “with the genetic profile collected on the seals and in the different internal parts of the explosive devices,” the order states.
Postmarked in Valladolid
In addition, the cardboard envelopes sent to the Ministry of the Presidency, the US Embassy and Torrejón, which did not explode, were partially canceled by the Valladolid Automated Treatment Center (CTA). The images collected by the security cameras showed that the following artifacts had been processed there.
Once the traceability of these envelopes has been carried out in the reverse direction to the delivery trucks, the routes followed have allowed us to conclude that the previous shipments could have started from different external mailboxes in Burgos.
In addition, the analysis of the stamped stamps has determined that the only two outlets where they could be purchased were two tobacconists in said city.
Another indication points out that the characteristics of the envelopes used for shipments lead to a web page that sells them online (www.sobres.es).
Bought 25 envelopes like the ones used in shipments
From the information requested from this company, it appears that Pompeyo González, a former Vitoria City Council official residing in Miranda de Ebro (Burgos), on November 5 bought 25 envelopes of these characteristics.
The investigation also led to requests from Amazon for information about the suspect’s purchases.
Acquisitions that revealed, says Calama, that, between June and July, he acquired a kilo of pure potassium nitrate, cable with a wick, switches and copper filaments, and incandescent light bulbs.
Also that between the months of October and November he bought adhesive stickers, hinges, all kinds of screws, precision drill bits, templates to draw the numbers and letters of the alphabet.
The judge notes that the scientific analysis of these products makes it possible to verify that the self-adhesive labels purchased are of the same type as those that were placed on the envelopes with the recipient and their address, as well as that the templates, with a high probability, were used to write recipients and shipping addresses, among other similarities.
Crimes of terrorism and manufacture and use of aggravated explosive devices
For Judge Calama, the facts constitute a crime of terrorism (with the circumstance that one of the workers of the Ukrainian Embassy was injured when the package exploded) and another of the manufacture and use of explosive, inflammable or incendiary devices for the purpose of terrorist.
Both crimes are attributed to the defendant in its aggravated modality, taking into account that the shipments were sent expressly to the President of the Government and the Minister of Defense.
Regarding the terrorist purpose of these actions, that of sending a threatening message to the population for supporting Ukraine, the judge believes that it is determined “indicatively” by the content of the web pages consulted by the defendant, such as the Russian news portal russiatoday.com; the self-proclaimed “world digital newspaper on weapons in Spanish” http://www.armas.es; as well as the pages http://www.quimica.es and sputniknews.com.
Regarding the manufacture of artifacts for terrorist purposes, it stands out that in addition to the explosive substances, lead bullets were introduced into the envelopes as shrapnel “to increase the potential for harm.”
On April 14, Calama released this retired official from the Vitoria City Council after almost three months in preventive detention since his arrest in January in the Konvert operation (“on” in Ukrainian). The judge understood that at the stage of the investigation there was no longer any risk of destruction of evidence.
To guarantee his presence in a future trial, the defendant must appear every week in the court closest to his home, he is prohibited from leaving the country, his passport has been withdrawn and they have the obligation to establish an address where he can be located.