In a conversation with reporters published in the local press today, Herman Inclan targeted the political leaders of the Principality of Asturias, who publicly condemned the case and said they would present families “with opportunities that can be opened up, both civil and criminal. cases against institutional elements that have been misrepresented, condemning four citizens ahead of time and, above all, setting fire to and almost contributing to the revolt of the population. “
“These institutional charges have already convicted my clients since their arrest,” the lawyer said, stressing that “there are duties of politicians” that justice must assess.
Following the arrest of the Portuguese on Saturday, several of the Principality’s political leaders, from regional government leader Adrian Barbon to Gijón Mayor Ana Gonzalez, have condemned a case involving the alleged gang rape of two Spanish girls by four suspects.
Two suspects have been released, the rest are awaiting trial in pre-trial detention.
According to the defender, the statements of political leaders about the condemnation of these events were “completely supplanted and very close to criminal”.
On Monday, dozens of people staged a demonstration in Praça do Munisipio, carrying placards reading “Against Violence against Women” or “For Justice, Enough Now.”
Begonia Pignero of the Council of the Women’s Association was one of the advocates of concentration.
“We are here to express our solidarity with the battered girls and, secondly, our total rejection of all sexual aggression,” said Begona Pignero.
“What happens every year and what we have to endure: sexist violence and group violations,” said Beatriz García, spokeswoman for the Livres e Combativas, in the local press.
Two young women, one from Gijón and the other from the city of Bergara, filed a complaint with the police on Saturday, claiming that they were sexually assaulted by the Portuguese that morning.
The four Portuguese were formally detained after the Gijón Criminal Court ordered an extension of their detention on Sunday, awaiting the release of all documentation related to the sexual assault case, including clinical reports and trauma reports.
The Portuguese, under the age of 30, on Sunday proved their innocence before a magistrate, denied the criminal acts of which they were accused, and obtained consent to have sexual relations with two young women.
The two women condemned the sexual assault at the police station at 6:30 am Saturday, explaining that they met the man at the bar and drove with him to the guesthouse where he was staying for sexual contact.
According to the victims’ report, another man joined them on the way to the boarding house, and when they entered the room, they found two other Portuguese, who forced them to have sex with all of them.
