Minister to appear over prisoner death Spain's Interior Minister is to appear before Parliament to answer questions on the controversial death of a Gran Canaria prisoner during the 2-day ferry crossing to the mainland.

Tenerife Arico Finca to sell Kleine Finca in Abades Die kleine Finca befindet sich oberhalb von Abades im südwestlichen Teil von Teneriffa. Das Haus ist ... more details Arucas - 26.06.2008 - Gonzalo Cedrés died on board the ferry from the Canaries to Cádiz last Friday, although according to press reports his family were not informed until Sunday. He was under police escort at the time give that he is currently serving a sentence in jail in Las Palmas. A judge in northern Spain ordered his transfer so that he could be interviewed in connection with separate offences. Minister Alfredo Pérez will have to explain the circumstances of the death to MPs following a motion tabled yesterday by the opposition. The dead man's family want the government to foot the bill for the cost of sending his body back for burial.

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