He is Portuguese, worked as a concierge at a nightclub in Benidorm, Spain, and is the key witness in the trial on the murder of an Alicante mayor in 2007. In court, he accused a Spanish PP politician as the perpetrator of the crime.
“The mayor’s successor [autarca] commissioned me the crime “. It was with this testimony that the 41-year-old Portuguese man accused Juan Cano, a politician of the Spanish PP, who is one of the seven suspects who are being tried for the shooting death of Alejandro Ponsoda, in October 19, 2007, in Polop, Alicante, reports the “Expresso” online.
The Portuguese worked as a doorman at the Mesalina nightclub in Benidorm, and it was in the VIP area of this nightlife space that the crime was outlined. He is considered a key witness to the process and his identity has been protected by the Spanish authorities.
Behind a screen, the Portuguese told the Alicante National Audience in mid-January that in exchange for the crime he was offered 35,000 euros but said he refused the service, read in the online edition of the weekly. He added that he suggested the names of two men – Radim Rakowski and Robert Franek, of Czech nationality – but who does not know if they were the perpetrators of the murder. The two are among seven defendants in the lawsuit.
Death threats and protected identity
For two years, Spanish authorities have failed to advance the investigation into the murder of mayor Alejandro Ponsoda. Until the Portuguese decided to tell what he knew.
Because he was aware of the plan, the Portuguese received several death threats, changed his identity and changed his residence eight times in the last 12 years, between Spain and Portugal, under the protection of the Guardia Civil.
The Portuguese confirmed in court that, before being a porter in Benidorm, he was a mercenary in several African countries, such as Ivory Coast, South Africa, Mozambique or Liberia.
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