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Prosecutor Asks Court to Keep Precautionary Measures on Jonathan Andic

Prosecutors argue phone forensics, geolocation and scene photography contradict his account and urge the appeals court to maintain bail, passport surrender, travel restrictions and weekly check‑ins.

Overview

  • A judge in Martorell ordered provisional imprisonment made avoidable by a €1 million bail and imposed passport surrender, a ban on leaving Spain and weekly court appearances; the judge wrote that Isak Andic’s death "was not accidental" and attributed an "active and premeditated" participation to his son.
  • The provincial prosecutor filed a written opposition to the defense request to lift those measures, saying Jonathan Andic’s "very high" financial means create a real flight risk and that the measures are proportionate to the potential penalties.
  • Prosecutors rely on digital and forensic indicia to support their stance, citing geolocation data, call logs, WhatsApp messages recovered from the victim’s phone and a police photographic report that they say conflict with the defendant’s version.
  • A highlighted message from July 2024 in which Jonathan wrote that he understood his father might have thought he "was capable of even killing you" is cited by prosecutors as evidence of a troubled relationship while the defense says the phrase is taken out of context from family therapy exchanges.
  • Investigators continue diligences including witness summonses and phone‑signal tracing, and the inquiry has been complicated by initial failures to record details of two hikers who assisted Jonathan near the scene, a gap the police now seek to remedy.