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ISSUE NO. 1706
15 - 21 March 2018
MALLORCA
Newspaper in Spain 2018
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Cursach trial goes on A court in Palma is set to begin the trial of Bartolome Cursach for his alleged possession of illegal weapons today (Thursday). The Mallorca businessman, who created the Grupo Cursach chain of hotels, restaurants and nightclubs, was charged after police said they found an unregistered gun on his property. Prosecutors have requested a year and a half prison sentence if he is found guilty. They have also asked for a ban on him owning
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by Joe Gerrard
ON TRIAL: Nightclub mogul Bartolome Cursach (inset) is charged with illegally possessing a rifle.
firearms for four years. The trial follows a Guardia Civil search of two of Cursach’s houses. They found a loaded 22calibre rifle along with up to 640 rounds of ammunition, according to the charges. Police claimed the weapon was not registered and that the businessman failed to provide a licence permitting him to own it legally. Cursach was arrested last year and it is alleged he slept with the weapon kept under his bed, according to reports.