The Judicial Police detained a man outside of flagrante delicto for suspected involvement in setting a fire on August 18 in the locality of Solveira, in the municipality of Montalegre, in the district of Vila Real. The suspect was brought before court and was subject to weekly reporting as a precautionary measure.
The PJ's statement was issued on Thursday, informing about the detention of the man outside of flagrante delicto. The fire in question occurred on August 18 in the parish of Solveira.
The suspect, whose identity has not been revealed, now faces judicial control measures while the process is ongoing. Weekly reporting is a precautionary measure that requires the accused to regularly present themselves to the authorities.
The case is related to a rural fire that occurred during the critical fire period in Portugal, in an area of the northern interior of the country particularly vulnerable to forest fires.
