Prosecutors in the Madrid train bombing case will seek prison terms of about 38,000 years for each of the seven prime defendants in the trial due to start next February, according to a prosecution order released Monday and viewed by CNN.

The long prison terms will be sought for six suspected Islamic terrorists and also for a seventh man, born in Spain, who is accused of providing the others with explosives used in the attacks.

The sentences sought were calculated based on murder charges against the seven prime defendants for each of the 191 people who died in the attacks on Madrid commuter trains on March 11, 2004, and also for the attempted murders of the 1,824 others who were wounded, the 232-page prosecution order said.

The trial is expected to last for months. The defendants -- if convicted of all the charges -- would serve only a maximum of 40 years in prison, under Spanish law, which prohibits the death penalty, the prosecution said.

The train bombing case also has 22 other indicted defendants, mainly suspected Islamic terrorists but also including various Spaniards alleged to have been involved in explosives trafficking. These 22 defendants would face prison terms of 30 to 40 years each if convicted for their supporting roles in the attacks, a prosecution source told CNN.

The seven prime defendants include three suspected Islamic terrorists thought to be among the ideologues of the attacks. Prosecutors identified them as Youssef Belhadj, 30, and Hassan el Haski, 43, both of Morocco, and Rabei Osman El Sayed Ahmed, 35, of Egypt. Read More

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