The man who has "killed" twelve times the King of Spain

Santiago Sanchez, author of several mock murders of members of the royal family, could spend nine years in jail for his daring. Know the story.

Santiago Sanchez has an obsession with security breaches that led him to simulate, on several occasions, that he killed the kings Juan Carlos I and Felipe VI of Spain. He was tried on Tuesday and prosecutors are seeking 9 years in jail.

On June 19, 2014 was proclaimed as the new King of Spain Felipe VI in a ceremony in the Congress of Deputies. What nobody knew was that a sniper had him in his sights during the ceremony. "I could have eliminated it at any time," says Sanchez.

In the video recorded by the author of this simulacrum can be seen the monarch through a telescopic sight, ready to be killed. Standing in the convertible Rolls Royce of the Royal House, Felipe VI greeted the citizens who witnessed the first succession in democracy.

Santiago Sánchez was tried on Tuesday November 15 at the National Court was accused by one of the most serious violations of the Spanish Penal Code. Incitement to murder the king and glorifying terrorism, but he changed the charges and will only respond deposition weapons and ammunition and possession of firearms. The prosecutor asks for 9 years in prison.

In a statement to the Spanish newspaper El Confidencial interview, the defendant said he made the recordings to demonstrate security flaws. "I've done over 300 mock murder always with that goal , "said Santiago.

"I left my house the day before, on June 18. I arrived at the hotel like a normal person and booked a room that gave the Congress where I knew it would have angle (shot), "he added. "The weapons were in a suitcase. They were real. And I spent with them for all the police checks, I just showed my DNI and said I was going to the hotel. I was there all night and all day. "

The security deployment consisted of airspace restrictions, cyberwarfare prevention, metal control in the middle of the street, and logs to access areas closest to Congress. In one way or another, Sanchez was able to circumvent the device and target the royal family.

According to police, the man reserved room 412 of the Villa Real hotel in Madrid, only 30 meters from the door of the Lower House.

In the video, the man luxury is given to target not only the king, but the queen Letizia, Princess Leonor and Sofia Infanta and President Rajoy, the president of the Senate, Pio Garcia and opposition leader Socialist, Alfredo Pérez.

The first time

Almost two years earlier, the accused had produced another video of these characteristics for the Spanish National Holiday. On October 12, 2012, this time from room 432 of the Palace Hotel, Santiago Sanchez aimed with a gun to Juan Carlos I.

According to Sánchez, it was not the only time he had the king in sight. "The first time I 'I killed' King Juan Carlos I had to stay half an hour sitting in bed until I recovered , " he told El Confidencial. "I 'killed' 12 times King Juan Carlos and six times Felipe VI "he assured.

The man was arrested on July 30, 2014 by the Provincial Information Brigade of the Madrid Higher Police Headquarters, who arrested him on charges of terrorism and crimes against the Crown.

The man contacted several authorities and institutions such as the Unified Police Union, the Ombudsman, the Ministry of the Interior, the Madrid president and the Spanish National Intelligence Center to report security flaws.

Tuesday changed terrorism charges for possession of arms and ammunition and FIREWORKS or so the prosecution asks nine years in prison.