Overview

• A judge ordered the 38-year-old detainee held in provisional custody without bail after he declined to testify.
• He is being investigated on a murder count that, if upheld, would be tried by a jury.
• Hamza Karimi, 25, known as Hamko, was shot on 3 October at about 2:30 p.m. on a restaurant terrace in Puerto Banús, Marbella.
• Security footage shows a gunman approach while feigning a phone call, draw a pistol from a shoulder strap, and fire more than ten shots, seven striking the victim.
• Police arrested a 38-year-old, described in local press as a Swedish national of Afghan descent, within minutes after an “Operation Cage” sealed exits, as the case explores possible Swedish gang score-settling on the Costa del Sol.