The Court orders a search and capture for a lawyer accused of defrauding 130 clients for not showing up for trial

Those affected commissioned him to file lawsuits against Bankia for the preferred shares and allegedly kept the provision of funds

VALENCIA, 9 Jan. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Court of Valencia has decreed a search and arrest warrant for a lawyer who did not appear this Monday in the trial that was to begin against him for allegedly defrauding more than 130 clients, from whom he asked for a provision of funds, but allegedly The money remained without initiating any lawsuit. This is the third time that the lawyer has not appeared in court, for which reason the Prosecutor's Office has also requested provisional detention for the accused when he is located.

The Fifth Section of the Court of Valencia was to start this Monday the trial against this lawyer for whom the Prosecutor's Office claims in its provisional qualification document three years in prison, a fine and disqualification and whom he accuses of fraud between March and October 2015 at more of 130 people who had commissioned him, through a union, to file lawsuits against the bank Bankia for the acquisition of preferred shares on the occasion of its IPO in July 2011, but he kept the money without presenting them.

However, the lawyer has not appeared and the magistrate of the Court has ordered the suspension of the trial -since the requested sentence exceeds two years in prison, it cannot be held in the absence of the defendant- and has decreed an order of search and capture due to the "enormous damage" caused by the defendant with his incompatence since "there are many harmed in this case, and many of them older people, and with this conduct he causes them added harm."

Thus, he has postponed tomorrow's testimonials and is confident that he will be able to resume the trial on Wednesday if the defendant is already at his disposal.

Likewise, the Prosecutor's Office has requested that the convenience of provisional detention for the accused be assessed once he is located, since this is the third time that he has not resorted to a judicial appeal unjustifiably --the other two in the investigation phase-- in "an attempt to hinder the procedure and delay it" to the maximum.

The Prosecutor's Office, in its provisional brief, asks the defendant for three years in prison for a crime of professional disloyalty and misappropriation, considering that he entered amounts that ranged between 170 as funds from each of the more than 130 clients and the 242 euros to file a lawsuit against Bankia.

However, he maintains that, instead of fulfilling the order, "he limited himself to writing a letter to the bank's customer service that was unsuccessful in all cases, he did not present any lawsuit and thus, with his inaction, he harmed the interests of his customers".