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ISSUE NO. 1715
17 - 23 May 2018
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Migrant mayhem A GRANADA deputy has called on the government in Madrid to explain what she claimed were plans to use an old military base in Motril as a migrant reception centre. Ana Terron, of the leftist Podemos party, said Motril’s council had called on the Ministry of the Interior to halt conversion works due to no licence being granted for them. The base was due to come under the control of local authorities after military activity was wound up
there in 2008. It was designated for educational use under the General Urban Plan for Motril. Terron has asked for clarification on who owns the facilities and if Madrid knew the site was earmarked for Motril’s use. She added there were concerns over how migrants housed there would be treated. “It is known that these centres end up being buildings outside the law and human rights,” she said.
Held over assault DRUG CHARGE: Robbie, right, rented the room from ageing biker Simon of St Peter Pendragon.
EXCLUSIVE by Matt Ford A YOUNG Scotsman remains trapped on the Costa del Sol eight months after he was held on drug charges he describes as “ludicrous.” Computer engineer Robbie Miller, 24, was arrested on drug charges after a cannabis farm was discovered at the property where he was renting a room in La Linea de la Concepcion, Cadiz.
But he had only moved into the flat four days earlier and the plants were already mature, making it impossible that he grew them. He was released on bail but had his passport seized while he waits for a judge to study his case, which he fears could take a year. And a detailed dossier of evidence, seen by the Euro Weekly News, appears to validate his story. His mum - who is on benefits in Hamilton, South La-
narkshire - is sending money allowing him to rent a small flat in Malaga, but he is otherwise penniless and unable to get a job or return home. A dejected Robbie said: “I’m at my wits’ end. It’s ludicrous to think I could have grown a load of plants that were 2m high when police came round. “I had only moved in four days earlier and my passport will show I arrived in Spain 15 days before I was arrested.
Hit and run LOCAL POLICE have been searching for a driver who is still at large after he allegedly ran over a two-year-old girl in Algarrobo. Officers said they had managed to identify the vehicle believed to have been driven by the suspect on Tuesday. The registration plate indicated it belonged to someone in Torre del Mar. The search for the suspect is connected with an alleged hit at run which took place at a petrol station in Algarrobo last Saturday. The two-year-old girl was reportedly on Avenida de Karat with her grandfather next
to the petrol station and near her family home. The driver reportedly ran over her and fled without helping. The girl was taken to Axarquia’s Regional Hospital and discharged on Monday and her parents later filed complaints with Local Police and the Guardia Civil. Security camera footage was used to identify the car’s model and registration number. Investigators ruled out the suspect being from Algarrobo as no car with its description was owned there.
“No one has properly considered the case. No judge or jury could ever find me guilty.”
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EXCLUSIVE A CHAT with Beatles inner circle member Tony Bramwell ahead of Spanish shows.
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A 39-YEAR-OLD man who allegedly sexually assaulted two women in Malaga City has been arrested by Local Police. Officers claimed the incidents took place on Calle Granados at around 4.30am
last Saturday. The suspect was later arrested on Calle Larios after receiving complaints from the women and interviewing them. He was held in police custody before being presented to the courts.