These will be the main trials in the Basque Country in 2026: macho murders, homicides and alleged leaks of Osakidetza oppositions
A number of trials will focus on the judicial interest throughout next year.
The trials for the macho crimes of Maialen, who was stabbed in Vitoria in 2023, and Leonor, who was shot a year ago in his home in Pasaia (Gipuzkoa), will be the ones that will awaken the judicial interest in Euskadi in 2026. Another of the trials that will be in the care center will be the hearing of the alleged leaks of the 2016-2017 OPE.
Maialen was murdered on May 27, 2023 in an apartment in the Alavesa capital. There is still no date for the trial, but it is expected to take place in the first quarter of the year.
A popular jury will try this woman's partner at the Araba Court, and the prosecution is demanding 45 years' imprisonment for the alleged killer, who at the time of the crime was pregnant with twins.
Thehearing on Leonor's case will be held on a date yet to be determined at the Gipuzkoa Court. As in the case of Maialen, a popular jury will try the accused, who until a week before the crime was his partner, who allegedly shot him in the head after shooting him in the thigh in front of his roommate and the victim's daughter.
Next year, too, the young manwho killed five men in Bilbao, with whom he arranged appointments through a contact app, will sit on the bench again.
This man had already been sentenced to 10 years for attempted murder after attempting to kill a man on a sexual appointment at his home in the Old Town of Bilbao, and in November he was confirmed with another 25-year sentence for murdering another man using the "mataleon" technique.
In addition, other penalties for theft and fraud involving the use of credit cards should be added to the victims, and four other cases have yet to be resolved for the deaths of men in similar circumstances and one for attempted murder.
Another crime that will come to trial in 2026 will be that of the young Lukas Aguirre, who was stabbed to death on the morning of Christmas 2022 in San Sebastián. The Public Prosecutor's Office requests 22 years' imprisonment for the principal accused, 22 years for a second man as a necessary co-operative, both in pre-trial detention and three years for a woman charged as a cover-up.
In 2026, two cases relating to road safety will also be tried, the first of which is against a driver facing a 14-year and 2-month prison request in February for the death of three people in a collision with another vehicle on the N-I road off Legorreta (Gipuzkoa).
The second will be in Vitoria-Gasteiz, where a twenty-year-old couple, Cristian and Izaro, died in January 2024. The driver who hit their vehicle while watching an illegal race will sit on the bench.
In addition, a hearing will be held in the Alavesa capital against 14 leaders of the Blood group who will be tried for belonging to a criminal group, but who will be charged individually with other crimes.
Finally, after last September the Court of Álava filed complaints against 17 of the 19 doctors and opponents investigated for alleged leaks in the 2016-2017 OPE of Osakidetza, the remaining two, both in the area of Plastic, Aesthetic and Restorative Surgery, will be tried by the shortened procedure, which is used for less serious offences, in which case the penalty is up to nine years' imprisonment.
You might like
Cases of gender-based violence during pregnancy can be identified through health consultations
During pregnancy, women have a close relationship with the health system: they have consultations with midwife, gynaecologist and nurse. As could be the key to identifying situations of gender-based violence. Anternational experts in San Sebastian have called for a coordinated response from the health and social spheres in the summer course on Violence and Motherhood.
Painted against Basque footballer Einar Galilea appeared in Malaga after spreading his image with the Argentine T-shirt
Painted with insults have appeared near La Rosaleda after the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina. The photo of the Malaga player has been posted on social media, although it is not clear when it was taken.
Farewell to smoking on terraces and beaches: this is the new anti-smoking law, which equates the vaporizer with the cigarette
The new law passed by the Spanish Government prohibits smoking and bathing on terraces and beaches, since it equates electronic cigarettes with traditional tobacco and provides for fines of up to 600 euros.
Two monitors have been arrested in Biarritz on charges of raping and sexually assaulting children aged three and four
The Baiona Public Prosecutor's Office has reported that, according to testimonies collected so far, evidence of 12 cases of sexual assault and one rape has been found, and no further evidence is ruled out.
Asian algae: the green carpet that occupies the seabed of our shores
The appearance of this seaweed on our beaches is only a visible part, as Asian seaweed is forming real green carpets on the seabed of our coast, its spread threatens biodiversity and creates new challenges to control it.
The Spanish Government has finally passed the anti-smoking law prohibiting smoking on terraces and beaches
The new regulation equates e-cigarettes and vaporizers with conventional tobacco, extends smoke-free areas and restricts the sale of new products to specialized establishments.
Euskal Encounter will bring together about 5,000 participants and more than 4,000 computers in the BEC
The technology macroconference will take place from 23 to 26 July and special attention will be paid to artificial intelligence and quantum computers.
Three women have been killed in the last 24 hours in Malaga, Alicante and Toledo by male violence
The women, aged between 30 and 59, have been assaulted by their partners, two of whom have been arrested and a third has allegedly committed suicide. Auardia Civil investigates another case in Malaga.
Being rescued at the pier on the island of Lekeitio could cost up to 1,500 euros
A Decree-Law 2025 provides that the cost of the rescue operation may be attributable to the rescued person if the rescue is carried out in an area marked as dangerous, as it has been for weeks in the case of the pier to the island of Lekeitio.
Withholding at the A-8 off Muskiz in the Santander sense due to an accident between two cars
As a result of the accident, a lane has been cut off from traffic and traffic jams are taking place.