National Police agents arrested in Benidorm (Alicante) a 56-year-old man, of Belgian nationality, who was the subject of a European Arrest and Surrender Order (OEDE) issued by the authorities of his country. The inmate was serving a sentence for five rape crimes.
Agents of the Judicial Police Unit had received information about the possible presence of the fugitive in this tourist town. After the investigations, They deployed an operation in a hotel establishment where they managed to locate and capture the suspect.
According to the arrest warrant, the man was convicted of sexual assault committed between 1999 and 2001 on his adopted daughter, then aged 16. The abuse happened after the family moved to the UK. Sentenced to nine years in prison, The fugitive took advantage of a prison permit to escape.
At present, He has 2,095 days of deprivation of liberty left to serve. After his arrest, he was placed at the disposal of the central investigating courts of the National Tribunal, which will hand him over to the Belgian authorities.
