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Spain Supreme Court Grants Record €2.5M to Wrongfully Convicted Man

6/21/2026

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Spain’s Supreme Court awarded a record €2.5 million to Ahmed Tommouhi, 75, after clearing him of two rapes and a robbery in Catalonia.
The court said the original Barcelona trial was an unequivocal and qualified judicial error.
An expert biological test that excluded Tommouhi was not considered in the initial proceedings.
Tommouhi said the justice system ruined his life and stole 36 years of his youth.

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Spain’s Supreme Court awarded a record €2.5 million to Ahmed Tommouhi, 75, after clearing him of two rapes and a robbery in Catalonia.
The court said the original Barcelona trial was an unequivocal and qualified judicial error.
An expert biological test that excluded Tommouhi was not considered in the initial proceedings.
Tommouhi said the justice system ruined his life and stole 36 years of his youth.