The explosion that the May 20, 2013 bomb killed three and wounded two others in the Legion base in Viator (Almería) was responsible. This was considered the head of the Territorial Military Court No. 23, which has accused the captain JLCP, chief of the Section of EOD (Sedex), a crime against service efficiency. His defense believes that the responsibility belongs to those who practice led to a projectile in poor condition.
That morning, the bomb Company Sappers Brigade Legion held a practice bomb disposal in the range of the base. The exercise ended at 13.30, with no incidents that overran them two bullets, one of 105 and another of 106 millimeters, and they were off charges were exhausted.
when the bomb went back to the base, the head of the magazine was eating, so they decided to unload the missiles on the ship that served as a workshop, waiting to process your refund. The captain, then lieutenant, turn left for lunch, while his subordinates were on the ship.
At 1410 there was an explosion, which killed the brigades Roman and Manuel Antonio Navarro Velasco and Sergeant Garcia Prieto Francisco Gonzalez, left wounded Sergeant Jose Francisco de Borja Gonzalez and minor injury to Maria Concepcion Jimenez Escámez out.
The expert report concluded, "the most likely hypothesis," the brigade Velasco and Prieto sergeant, both with long experience, dismantled the fuze to the projectile 105 as a security measure was later found in the safe of the workshop and, then withdrew the multiplier.
It is a simple operation, as this should just pull out a tape, but got stuck and the bomb squad tried to release with a screwdriver and pliers. Metal rubbing caused the fatal spark.
They consider allegations that the captain should not lead projectiles the workshop of Sedex, which lacked safe, but should have immediately initiated the procedures for their return. The judge has imputed a crime against the effectiveness of the service, the Military Penal Code punishable by up to two years in prison.
The lawyer Antonio Suarez-Valdes, defender of the captain, emphasizes that the projectile was billed as "useless 3D" which, according to the Army Technical Manual MT7-023 includes those devices that "the potential danger posed must be eliminated. "
The lot was part of the projectile had not been subjected to inspections to verify its status, because only made when stocks exceed 100 units. The expert report confirmed that the explosion of the projectile, expired since December 2012, was anomalous due to the existence of voids, exudates or "loss of seniority explosive properties".
