Overview
- Salamanca prosecutors filed an appeal on Wednesday that freezes Alfonso Basterra’s four-day leave until the Provincial Court rules.
- The prison-monitoring judge’s order dated March 24 granted a first ordinary permit with controls, including staying at friends’ home, check-ins on days two and three, and a drug test on return.
- The judge cited progress in treatment, good behavior in a respect-module unit, completion of two-thirds of the 18-year term, and a low risk rating as grounds to test reintegration.
- The appeal says the ruling lacked sufficient justification, cites an 8–1 negative vote by the Topas Treatment Board, stresses the gravity of the crime, and notes he denies responsibility and does not reach the three-quarter mark until March 2027.
- Under Spanish law, short permits of up to seven days help prepare inmates for life outside and are paused if prosecutors challenge them, so any leave now depends on the Provincial Court’s review.