the fProsecutor of the Immigration Chamber, Beatriz Sánchezhas demanded from the Ministry of the Interior more police images of the jump to the Melilla fence that on June 24 ended with the death of at least 23 immigrants, sources from the Public Ministry have confirmed THE NEWSPAPER OF SPAIN, of the Iberian Press group. The full images of the operation are considered essential in the framework of the investigative proceedings opened by order of the then attorney general, Dolores Delgado, after learning of the facts.
According to Ser Chain, that has advanced this information, the request has been made by the Public Ministry when temporary jumps were detected in the images sent, which should have been collected by the drone and helicopter Civil Guard who came to the scene.
For its part, the Ministry of Fernando Grande-Marlaska insists through a statement that all audiovisual material collected on the events of June 24 It was delivered last September and work in the power of the Ombudsman and the Prosecutor’s Office.
Helicopter operator statements
The request for further information, according to the Interior, has not been sent to the Ministry, but directly to the Civil Guard Command Melilla, who will reply as soon as possible. In his response, the Civil Guard explain the technical reasons which show that in the original shipment included all available materialas well as statements from the helicopter and drone operators Y flight book details of both devices.
According to Interior in its statement, the audiovisual material that the Prosecutor’s Office and the Ombudsman have in their possession, and that is already available to the Interior Commission of Congress, includes “the entire sequence of events without any gap”.
The tax investigation lasts six months. which concludes at the end of next December. At that time, Prosecutor Sánchez must decide if she has found evidence to prosecute the matterfiles it or requests an extension to continue with its pre-trial investigations.
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The decree by which the then prosecutor Delgado opened the investigation was based on the significance and seriousness of the factswhich according to this document could “affect human rights and the fundamental rights of people”. However, the uniqueness and complexity of the research was already recognizedhaving occurred dead in moroccan territorywhen it came to avoiding a massive jump over the fence in order to enter Spain.
Among the aspects to be clarified by the Prosecutor’s Office are knowing how exactly the attempt to jump the fence occurred and how it was prevented, as well as the circumstances surrounding what happened. Clarified all these points It will be determined if there could be any type of responsibility on the part of the Administrations or certain people.