The perpetrator of the Ghilarza fire on 7 July 2021 was sentenced to 4 years in prison.
Last June 6, the Single Judge of the Court of Oristano pronounced the sentence in the trial against RM di Ghilarza, 33 years old, accused of arson in the forest.
The fire, set in the early hours of the afternoon on a day with strong south-westerly winds and temperatures between 38 and 39 degrees, had affected an area of approximately 130 hectares, threatening roads, blocks of flats and farms, devastating woods and pastures and causing public safety is at risk.
Only the following day was it possible to make the area affected by the flames safe, thanks to the use of over 120 men from the Regional AI Equipment, the help of 5 helicopters and 3 Canadairs.
The investigations carried out in the first hours of the event by the men of the Environmental Police Investigation Unit of the Forestry Corps and Environmental Surveillance of the Oristano Inspectorate, made it possible to identify the point of onset at the crossroads that leads to the town of Soddì.
The investigation allowed the men of the Forestry Corps to obtain serious indications of guilt against RM, elements considered sufficient by the Prosecutor's Office to request his indictment.
Three years later, the sentence arrived from the Single Judge of the Court of Oristano who found the man guilty, sentencing him to 4 years in prison, although he benefited from the discounted sentence provided for those who access the abbreviated procedure.
(Unioneonline)
