Alvaro Blasco talks to Joe Duffy on RTE Radio 1 Liveline

Assault charges in Spain

Margaret called in to tell Joe about the problems her son and his friends had while on holiday in Spain. They were involved in a fight in Santa Ponsa and have been told that charges have been brought. An Irish based Spanish solicitor, Alvaro Blasco told Joe about how the legal system would deal with a case like this and the implications for the people involved. Later in the programme, Joan Barrett called to update Joe on the situation with her son Paul who was detained in France for over 8 months in a case connected with cigahttp://www.rte.ie/radio1/liveline/programmes/2012/0229/350561-2012-02-293/rette smuggling.