The suspect It is indicted for forest fire crimes. It was identified and located by GNR de Castro Verde and then detained by elements of the Southern Board of the Judicial Police.
The Judicial Police (PJ) detained a 26 -year -old man on suspicion of having fired five outbreaks of fire near the National Road 2 (EN2), Beja district, it was announced this Tuesday.
The suspect, is indicted for forest fire crimes. It was identified and located by GNR de Castro Verde and then detained by elements of the Southern Board of the Judicial Police.
According to PJ, the Fire focuses were set at dawn on Monday, in the municipality of Castro Verde. One of the fires “It was extinguished at 03:30 by the Firefighters of Castro Verde, Almodôvar, Alvalade, Aljustrel and Ourique, and occurred on soil occupied essentially by creeping and shrubbing vegetation” “he said.
The PJ indicated to have started research steps after receiving GNR communication on the case, which allowed man to determine “It set five outbreaks of fire next to EN2 between Castro Verde and Aljustrel”.
The detainee will be this Tuesday present to the Court for the first judicial interrogation and application of any coercion measures. The inquiry is titled by the Public Prosecutor of Almodôvar.
Contacted by Lusa, a police source clarified that the Man now detained is not suspected of the authorship of the fire that launched on Monday afternoon in the municipality of Aljustrel and was given as dominated shortly before 21:30.
This fire broke out in a forest area in Monte do Cerro, in the Messejana area, and even mobilized six air assets and more than 250 operational, also consuming a lot of pasture area.
