Terrorist attack at the Ukrainian Embassy in Spain: the pensioner who sent the explosives was jailed for 18 years

Terrorist attack at the Ukrainian embassy in Spain: the pensioner who sent the explosives was sentenced to 18 years Dmitry Usik

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The Supreme Court of Spain sentenced 73-year-old pensioner Pompeyo Gonzalez Pascual. It was he who sent packages with explosives to embassies and institutions in 2022.

In total, the man was sentenced to 18 years in prison. However, Gonzalez can still appeal the verdict.

Ukrainian Embassy Bombing Case

A Spanish court sentenced Gonzalez Pascual to 10 years in prison on terrorism charges and another eight years for making explosive devices for this purpose. In addition, the pensioner must pay 1,500 euros in compensation to Nikolai Velichko, an employee of the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid – he was injured in the explosion.

The court verdict notes that Pascual wanted to create discord in Spanish society , with the aim of ending support for Ukraine in the war against Russia. With his actions, he wanted to put pressure on the governments of Spain and the United States, and other institutions of the country.

DNA traces found on explosive devices prove the pensioner’s involvement in the explosions. The investigation also established that the man bought precursors for explosives in June and July 2022 on Amazon.

Recall that the explosion at the Ukrainian Embassy in Spain occurred on November 30, 2022. The parcel was intended for the head of the embassy, ​​Sergei Pogoreltsev. He didn’t have time to receive it because the secretary thought the “mail” was strange. She handed the package to the embassy employee who was in charge of security. The man walked out into the yard with the package before opening it. As soon as he did this, he heard a clicking sound, and instantly dropped the receipt.