Overview
- Spanish authorities confirmed Michael Riley has been transferred from Madrid’s Soto del Real to Alhaurin de la Torre prison near Malaga.
- His move was approved after a request from his defence lawyer to facilitate preparation of his case locally.
- Riley’s remand was ordered without bail on November 13, and formal public charges have not been announced under Spain’s investigative process that allows extended pre‑trial detention.
- He was arrested in Merseyside in June on an international warrant and, according to the Crown Prosecution Service, consented to extradition to Spain in October after abandoning his legal fight.
- Malaga police have linked the case to a rival gang and alleged a planned flight, a claim Police Scotland says it has no intelligence to support; the pub at the shooting site has since reopened as the Irish Rover.