The judge of the Investigative Court 1 of Reus took statements this Wednesday from five agents of the Mossos d’Esquadra who acted in the arrest of Eugen Marin Sabauknown as the gunman of Tarragona. In 2021, he shot three former colleagues of his security guards and an agent who participated in the arrest, after which he requested the euthanasia before the trial, which ended up being applied to him.
According to the Mossos lawyer, José Antonio Bitosthe agents have said that Sabau was the first to open fire and that he had the same type of weapons as the police force. “Only the weapon of fire to repel Sabau’s aggression, when he fell into the trench, the shots stopped, the action was pristine“, he assured, and added that “many atrocities have been said in the complaint.”
On the other hand, the lawyer for Sabau’s sister, Gerard Amigowho filed the complaint, has stated that the police have contradicted themselves in their statements and has reiterated that the device was “disproportionate”.
“Atrocities have been said”
According to Bitos, the four agents of the Special Intervention Group (GEI), which he represents, were “really eager” to testify to clarify the facts. “In the complaint many atrocities have been saidmotivated by the interest of seeking money on the part of Sabau’s sister, who refused her inheritance, but demands the money that may correspond to her,” said the lawyer. Furthermore, he explained that the agents have reported that Sabau was the first to open fire, after a Mossos sniper fired “distracting shots.”
In fact, he has stated that the gunman continued shooting, despite GEI asking him to stop. “They stopped him three times so that he would not shoot or continue with the aggression, even so, he continued shooting from a trench, a foxhole, where “He hid so that they could not detect him.”he added.
According to the statements of those investigated, Sabau sought “superiority” from the trenches. “The performance was tight and very satisfactory because we remember that Sabau sent an email hours before saying that he wanted to commit suicide and that he would confront the police and I would kill everyone I could”, he said. And he added: “This man came out of this device alive, therefore, it was possible to arrest him alive and bring him to justice.”
Likewise, Bitos has highlighted that the Tarragona gunman used the same weapons that the Mossos carried. “He used different weapons and When he ran out of ammunition for one gun he continued with another. There was no other humane, possible way to detain Sabau, only the firearm was used – by the GEI agents – to repel aggressionhe has defended.
“We are satisfied, we want to clarify the facts”
For his part, the lawyer defending Sabau’s sister, Gerard Amigohas evaluated very positively the statements of the first agents of the Mossos d’Esquadra made this Wednesday. “The judge’s interrogation has been very correct, the police have entered into contradictions, we believe that the instructor has seen it,” he remarked. Likewise, he has once again insisted that The police action was “disproportionate.” “We want to find out what happened during that arrest and in the open field with so many shots,” he said.
Although he considers it “very complicated” to anticipate whether the instructor sends the case to trial, the lawyer remembers that the judge accepted in his ruling “all the requested evidence and witnesses.” “This already It’s a big step“We will continue fighting to clarify the facts,” he summarized.
On the contrary, the defense of the Catalan police points out that the case will be filed. “We are fully convinced that the judge will archive the procedure because there is no reason to continue,” Bitos stated. This Thursday, other agents are summoned, including the head of the Mossos d’Esquadra investigation area, Francesc Moragues. On November 21, two doctors from the Bellvitge hospital and a doctor from Vall d’Hebron will also testify by videoconference.
Securitas Company in Tarragona
The man known as the Tarragona gunman entered the company headquarters Securitas of Tarragonawhere he had worked, on December 14, 2021. The assailant shot at three of his former colleagues, wounding them. After carrying out the attack and escaping by car, the Mossos d’Esquadra organized a device to catch him. Two plainclothes agents identified him at a roundabout in Reus, where there was an exchange of shots. As a result of the shooting, an agent was wounded by a gunshot in the arm. Sabau was able to flee and barricaded himself outside a nearby farmhouse, where the Special Intervention Group (GEI) finally knocked him down.
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