He can only be released on bail if he puts an amount of 10,000 euros on the table. However, he must then hand in his passport so that he cannot leave the country and regularly report to the court. The investigating judge will in the near future investigate his role during the events Sunday night, in which he is suspected of inflicting serious injuries.
The judges involved traveled to the hospital for this special hearing. The Irishman made a statement from his hospital bed, judicial sources say to Spanish media.
The Irishman was injured on Sunday night during the fight that broke out in the crowded beach club Opium, where the well-known South African DJ Black Coffee was playing. The trammelt arose after a Briton snatched a bottle from the Dutch VIP table – costs: 5000 euros per evening, not counting the pricey drinks – and poured himself. The argument escalated, shots were fired and the Irishman was shot in the chest. He spent the first days in intensive care. On Wednesday, he was transferred to a regular ward where he remained under police guard. He was arrested in hospital by the police “on suspicion of inflicting injuries and providing evidence”, a police spokesperson told De Telegraaf earlier this week. Although the Irishman is now doing better, the judges also had to move to the hospital for his first statement.
mafia gangs
According to the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia, tensions between mafia gangs are the background of the feud. The 32-year-old Dutchman, suspected of firing the four shots, was put behind bars earlier this week without being able to be released on bail. According to Spanish media, he has not made a statement. He is charged with attempted murder, illegal possession of weapons and inflicting injuries. The 26-year-old compatriot with whom he tried to escape is also behind bars for complicity, but he did make a statement.
The 32-year-old Moroccan woman, who was also hit by the bullets, is now out of danger and has also been transferred from the IC to a normal ward. She has had surgery on her pelvis and abdomen and is doing better, Spanish media say.