The sessions held at the Audiència de Tarragona concluded with the final reports, where the Prosecutor's Office maintained requests for sentences ranging from 20 to 32 years in prison for attempted homicide, illegal possession, and arms deposit. The various defenses, for their part, requested the acquittal of all defendants, arguing that their participation in the events has not been proven.
“"There must have been a very serious conflict to go at 9:30 in the morning with machine guns and weapons to shoot at a facade."
The Public Ministry defended the identification of the two alleged assailants, citing the statements of the mother and sister of the brothers residing in the assaulted building, considering them 'solid and credible witnesses.' The fact that the assailants were called by their nickname from the balcony is, according to the prosecutor, an indication that they knew each other previously.
The defense strategy focused on questioning the credibility of witnesses and providing alibis. One lawyer noted that his client was not identified by any other witness, while another argued that his client was under surveillance by the Mossos d'Esquadra in Botarell, 23 minutes from Reus, at the time of the events.
Regarding the three accused brothers, the defenses attempted to nullify the police entry and search of the home where the weapons were found, alleging lack of justification and judicial mandate. They also argued that the shots fired from the building were in self-defense and without intent to kill.
Although the maximum two-year period for preventive detention is about to expire, the judge accepted the Prosecutor's Office's request to extend the provisional imprisonment until a sentence is issued, rejecting the defendants' requests for release.
