MADRID (AP) – A suspect told a Spanish court Tuesday that he had rented the vans used in in last week’s attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils but thought they were going to be used for a house move, a person who attended the hearing said.
The person said suspect Driss Oukabir denied being part of the attackers’ cell. His brother Moussa was one of the five radicals shot dead Friday by police after a vehicle attack on pedestrians in Cambrils.
Oukabir was one of four attack suspects quizzed Tuesday at the court in Madrid by Judge Fernando Andreu and prosecutors. Andreu will decide whether the four should be jailed or released.
The person attending the hearing said Oukabir told the prosecutor his first version of events – telling police that his documents were stolen by his brother – was something he had done out of fear. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the hearing.
The prosecutor has asked for Oukabir to be jailed without bail before trial – along with the first suspect to testify, Mohamed Houli Chemlal. The other suspects were questioned were Mohammed Aalla and Said el Karib.