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The trial held in Algeciras against the chestnut clan for drug trafficking has remained suspended this Tuesday after the court has taken into consideration the resignation of the lawyer Juan Jose Simonrepresentative of four defendants.

The lawyer had already informed the court of his resignation due to “the most absolute loss of confidence of my patrons”. In a brief filed before the court who judges the case and to whom he had access Europe Surthe lawyer justified this fact in that his former clients remain in pretrial detention despite the fact that, according to his version, the Drug Prosecutor’s Office He would have spoken out verbally weeks ago in favor of his release on bail.

Not having a defense, the court has agreed to suspend the proceedings until the defendants get legal assistance againas is mandatory in the process.

The trial was scheduled to advance as of this Tuesday in the taking of statements both to processed like the civil guard officers who participated in the different actions with which it is analyzed if the defendants were part of a plot dedicated to drug trafficking, among other crimes.

It’s about the second resignation of a lawyer of the macro-cause, whose sessions are scheduled to take place until the end of next June. On April 13, the legal representative of one of the defendants resigned during the hearing after receiving threats from his client.

Las threats occurred during the recess in which the jurors were deliberating on the challenges to the indictment and a dozen of previous questions. According to other lawyers present in the room, the defendant told his lawyer that he “they would see on the streetalong with other insults.

The judicial process began with 157 people prosecuted, of which 69 reached sentence agreements by conformity, while the withdrawal of accusations rise to 26.