ETA member Ana Belén Egües, nicknamed Doloresaccepted a sentence of 85 years in prison for the attack committed on Platerías Street in Madrid on August 8, 2000, which caused seven serious injuries and extensive damage to nearby homes.
One of them belonged to Pío García-Escudero, who was, that year, president of the PP of Madrid and, later, president of the Senate. The politician owns a house in this area and the damages suffered due to the attack were estimated at 4,286,525 pesetas.
In its 38-page judgment, written accordingly, the National Court sentenced the accused to 15 years in prison as “author by necessary cooperation” of a crime of terrorist attacks and to a total of 70 years for each of the crimes. seven crimes of attempted murder.
The court considers that Egües belongs to the Buruahuste Command of ETA, which was operating in Madrid at the time of the judicial events. The Fourth Section of the Criminal Court considers it proven that the ETA member placed and detonated a bomb installed in a vehicle that she had previously stolen in the Fuencarral neighborhood.
The car bomb exploded on Platería Street in Madrid. It was loaded with dynamite, which the accused had moved from a shelter rented by the terrorist group in the city of Salamanca and which served as a residence for the commando during the weekends. Other members of the gang placed the vehicle on the aforementioned street and detonated the explosive, causing seven serious injuries.
Therefore, according to the judgment, the accused committed the crime of terrorist attack, since the acts of the accused and the explosion of the car “represented the creation of a dangerous situation for the right to compensation, affecting the generality of people, with serious consequences.” the disruption of daily life; the device manufactured, installed and operated that demonstrated its great power of destruction and alteration of social tranquility.
Egües, currently in prison, will not be able to approach the victims or the scene of the events for a period of five years, once he is released.
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