Extradition from Germany to Spain: How the European Arrest Warrant Works and How to Defend Yourself
When Spanish judicial authorities are looking for a person located in Germany, the mechanism they use is not what most people imagine. There are no diplomatic negotiations, no bilateral government discussions, no lengthy multi-month proceedings. What exists is the European Arrest Warrant — a direct, court-to-court instrument with deadlines measured in days, not months. For […]
Pre-Trial Detention for Robbery in Spain: When It Is Ordered and How to Avoid It
Robbery is one of the offences for which the largest number of foreign nationals are arrested in Spain each year, particularly in tourist areas such as those in Mallorca and Barcelona. Not all robbery scenarios carry the same risk of pre-trial detention, but the combination of potentially significant penalties with the usual absence of ties […]
Pre-Trial Detention for Sexual Assault in Spain: Judicial Criteria and Defence Strategy
Few situations in the criminal sphere carry as much urgency as detention on an accusation of sexual assault. The gravity of the charge, the social and media pressure, the protection of the victim and the severity of the penalties established in the Penal Code make the risk of pre-trial detention, in these cases, higher than […]
Pre-Trial Detention for Tax Fraud in Spain: When It Can Be Ordered and How to Challenge It
Criminal investigation for tax fraud — the offence defined in Article 305 of the Spanish Penal Code — is one of the situations in which foreign suspects most frequently underestimate the risk of pre-trial detention. The perception that financial crimes do not lead to imprisonment before trial is not accurate within the Spanish legal system, […]