Overview
- Yassine Kanjaa, who confessed to killing sacristan Diego Valencia on January 25, 2023, and injuring two others, was declared exempt from criminal liability under Article 20.1 of the Penal Code.
- The court ordered his internment in a prison psychiatric facility for a maximum term of 30 years.
- Magistrates ruled the attack did not constitute terrorism, citing delusional, messianic thinking rather than an intent to terrorize the public.
- The ruling sets compensation of €150,000 for the widow, €50,000 for each of two children, and €17,000 for relatives of the wounded vicar.
- Prosecutors had sought a 50-year prison sentence, and one judge dissented to argue for treating the acts as terrorism to secure victims’ legal protections.