Madrid: On Friday, a high court judge decided that there was no risk that a 74-year-old Spanish man accused of sending a string of letter bombs in late 2022 would commit another crime. He will be released on supervision bail.
Pompeyo Gonzalez Pascual has been incarcerated since January on terrorism-related charges after allegedly sending primed letters to six locations, including the prime minister's office and the Ukrainian Embassy in Madrid.
Gonzalez was not currently a threat to destroy evidence, according to investigating judge Jose Luis Calama, and there were no signs that he might commit another offence.
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Gonzalez was ordered released after the investigation's evidence-gathering phase was complete, and Calama also cited Gonzalez's age and the absence of a criminal record as justifications.
Gonzalez, who was scheduled to be released from custody later on Friday, has had his passport revoked, is prohibited from leaving the country, and is required to appear once a week in court and keep the local court informed of his whereabouts at all times.
Before the investigation is finished and a trial is held, it may still take several months
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At least three of the packages, according to the findings of the investigation, were sent from Burgos, a town close to Gonzalez's residence.
Between November 24 and December 2, he is alleged to have sent a total of six letter bombs to the US and Ukrainian embassies, the Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's office, the Defence Ministry, an air force base, and a weapons manufacturer.
A member of the Ukrainian embassy staff was slightly hurt when one blew up, but the majority were defused.
