Was released, subject to term of identity and residence (TIR), accused of the crime of physical harm, named as the main suspect in the attack on a Belgian soldier that occurred in the early hours of Saturday next to a bar in the city.
The man, of 29 year old, was arrested on Monday, in Beja, by inspectors from the Judicial Police (PJ), and present yesterday afternoon to a Criminal Investigation Judge (JIC) of the Court of Beja and according to a statement from the PJ, “due to strong evidence of the commission of the crime of qualified homicide in the attempted formâ€.
After listening to their explanations about what happened in the early hours of Saturday inside and on the grounds of the nightlife establishment,, the suspect saw the classification of the crime being considered less serious and the application of the coercive measure to which he had already been subject upon arrest, the TIR. During this Thursday, the Belgian military involved in the feud, are being heard in the Beja Court, by a JIC, for future memory.
It is recalled that following a fight between a group of Portuguese and soldiers from the Belgian Air Force that occurred shortly after the 05,00 hours, five Belgian citizens, aged between 27 and 53 year old, who were transported to the Emergency Service of Beja Hospital, following injuries resulting from attacks. A military, of 27 year old, suffered injuries caused by a sharp weapon, and was the only one who remained hospitalized until Sunday, with the rest being discharged on Saturday morning.
The Belgian military are part of a detachment of that country's Air Force that has been at the Air Base for a few days 11 (BA11), in Beja, participating in Exercise ABT-L 2024, responsibility of the Belgian armed forces.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
