The former military man Alfonso Jesús Cabezuelo, sentenced for the rape of a young woman in the Sanfermines of 2016, has expressed his “desire” to serve the 15 years imposed on him by the Supreme Court and achieve his “reintegration”, after another of the convicted of La Manada has benefited from a 1-year reduction – from 15 to 14-.
In a letter, to which Efe had access this Thursday, the convicted man distances himself from the line of defense maintained by the lawyer of the other four convicted of these events, Agustín Martínez, from whom, he says, he is “completely disassociated, professionally and personally” and, “therefore, of any decision or statement made”.
“My only desire is to serve the sentence imposed on me in the terms of the sentence and achieve my reintegration, a task to which I have been firmly committed since my admission to the penitentiary center where I am serving my sentence and during its completion.” , indicates Cabezuelo, also convicted of the sexual assault of another young woman in Pozoblanco (Córdoba).
The lawyer of the other four convicted of the group rape in the 2016 Sanfermines, Agustín Martínez, has expressed in statements to EFE his conviction that in the event that the Supreme Court confirms the reduction of the sentence – from 15 to 14 years – decreed for Ángel Boza, this would immediately affect the rest of the group.
In his opinion, the Court of Navarra, the court that tried them, would have to “ex officio” reduce the sentences of the rest in application of the Law of Comprehensive Guarantee of Sexual Freedom, known as the law of only yes means yes, because everyone has ” the same case, the same penalty and the same sentence”, so that “if one is reviewed, all must be reviewed.
Agustín Martínez only requested the review of Ángel Boza’s sentence when he understood that it was the only one that would have “practical effects”, given that the rest of his clients have accumulated more than one sentence and some reach twenty years in prison, so that a possible review would not have decisive effects on compliance with the punishment.
Some jurists consulted by EFE have suggested that, if Ángel Boza’s sentence reduction is final, it would be appropriate for the defense to present an extraordinary appeal for review for the rest of its clients.