Four charged, Madrid toll now 190
By CNN Madrid Bureau Chief Al Goodman
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MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Three Moroccan men and a Spaniard have been charged in association with the train bombings in Madrid which killed 190 people -- a revised toll issued Tuesday.
The men have been charged with mass murder and associating with a terrorist organization following the March 11 attacks.
One Moroccan was released because there was insufficient evidence against him, a court spokeswoman said.
Ten suspects have been arraigned so far, and nine have gone to jail. Six are Moroccans, two are Indians, and one is Spanish.
After a seven-hour proceeding on Monday, the judge announced the following charges:
Jose Emilio Suarez Trashorras, a Spaniard, faces one count of belonging to or collaborating with a terrorist organization, 190 counts of murder, 1,430 counts of attempted murder, four counts of causing terrorist damage, and one count of robbery or the removal of explosives.The court spokeswoman said Trashorras admitted to leading other people to the explosives, but said he was not aware of the gravity of the situation.
Abderrahim Zbakh, a Moroccan, was charged with one count of belonging to or collaborating with a terrorist organization, 190 counts of murder, 1,430 counts of attempted murder and four counts of causing terrorist damage.The court spokeswoman said Zbakh cried as he appeared before the judge.
Mohamed El Hadi Chedadi, a Moroccan, charged with one count of belonging to or collaborating with a terrorist organization.His brother, Said Chedadi, was indicted last September by a Spanish judge for links to al Qaeda.
Abdelouahid Berrak, a Moroccan, charged with one count of belonging to or collaborating with a terrorist organization.Farid Oulad Ali, a Moroccan, was released because there was not sufficient evidence against him, the court spokeswoman said.
The proceeding wrapped up around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday (7:30 p.m. Monday ET).
Meanwhile Tuesday a Spanish judge lifted the "incommunicado" status of two Indian men, arrested along with three Moroccans shortly after the bombings.
The ruling by Judge Juan del Olmo means that the two Indians can try to find lawyers and can see their family members.
The two Indian suspects -- Vinay Kholy and Uresh Kumar -- were charged with collaborating with a terrorist organization, as well as fraud and forging a document.
Three Moroccans who were also arrested on the Saturday after the Thursday bombings remain under incommunicado status, unable to talk with attorneys or their families.
The Moroccans -- Jamal Zougam, his brother Mohamed Choui and Mohamed Bekali -- face the more serious charges of 190 murders and 1,400 attempted murders and with belonging to a terrorist group.
The four other suspects, who were arraigned Monday by del Olmo, also remain incommunicado.
In addition, Spanish Medical Police said Tuesday they were reducing the death toll in the bombings to 190 from 202.
They said 190 bodies had been identified and turned to families. They said they were still attempting to identify body parts, adding that those parts may be additional victims or parts of previously identified corpses.
Anti-terror experts have told CNN in recent days they expected the number of suspects arrested to increase dramatically from the 10 being held.
One expert told CNN to expect as many as 30 arrests overall as police close in on suspected culprits and their accomplices.
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Associated Press contributed to this report.
