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The National Court in Spain decided to prosecute a Moroccan citizen who made threats via email to the Spanish Consulate in Casablanca last August.
These threats came against the backdrop of an alleged delay in processing his marriage file, which began in May 2023.
The accused described the civil status employees at the consulate as “criminals” and wished to cut off their heads, expressing his anger over what he considered a deprivation of his rights and an unjustified delay in completing his marriage procedures.
He said in one of his letters to the consulate: “I renounced my citizenship to obtain Spanish citizenship, and you are betraying me by not issuing my marriage certificate.”
Al Espanyol newspaper reported that the National Court decided to hold the first trial session of the Moroccan defendant next Friday before its Criminal Court, which specializes in cases of crimes punishable by penalties not exceeding five years in prison.
The newspaper said that the accused retracted his threats and apologized via a new email dated September 13, 2023, explaining that he was in a state of extreme anger due to the late booking date, and wrote in it: “A few days ago, I wrote you several emails in which I said insults and threats. I wanted to “I’m telling you I did it because I had a very angry moment, because the appointment that was given to me seemed so far away.”
Following this apology, the Public Prosecutor requested the application of mitigating circumstances due to the accused’s admission of his mistake and his explicit apology, as local reports indicate that the developments that followed the incident may end with an agreement between the accused and the Public Prosecution, which may reduce the possible punishment for him.
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