01/15/2021 17:11
Clarín.com
Society
Updated 01/15/2021 5:11 PM
Almost a year after the brutal crime of Fernando Báez Sosa at the exit of a bowling alley in Villa Gesell and shortly after Justice brings to trial the case in which there are eight accused rugby players (all arrested in the Melchor Romero prison), The lawyer for the parents of the murdered young man gave details of the process and insisted on the idea of the
pact of silence of the accused
.
"We are satisfied with the processing of the case, beyond the pandemic and all the judicial processes that have been stopped. In the case of the preparatory criminal investigation that investigates the murder of Fernando, an instance has been reached where
the prosecution He asked to close the investigation and bring it to trial,
"said Fernando Burlando, who represents Silvino Báez and Graciela Sosa.
Fernando's parents' lawyer pointed out that "there is a kind of
action that puts everyone on an equal footing in terms of guilt
", but stressed that "it is true that there are three people who were perhaps in charge of separating or not allowing Fernando to be helped, and they interposed fist blows to those who tried to generate this type of action. "
He also specified that "there are five
well-identified
people
who were the ones who
brutally beat Fernando to the point of taking his life."
Fernando Burlando after a round of recognition of those accused of the murder of Fernando Báez Sosa.
Photo Maxi Failla
After remarking that he does not see the possibility that the detainees can access the benefit of house arrest, Burlando insisted that "there is a penalty in expectation of the maximum sentence, which is
life imprisonment
."
The defendants are accused of "
doubly aggravated homicide
by premeditated participation of two or more people and by treachery."
The lawyer assured that "
the amount of evidence is overwhelming.
There are countless images from all corners and sides. There is strong testimonial evidence, recognition on wheels of people and an infinity of expertise."
In an interview with the TN channel, Burlando said that Fernando's parents expected "
some kind of clarification from the accused"
and said that this moment could occur before the type of trial is defined.
Alberto Fernández, along with the parents of Fernando Báez Sosa at the Casa Rosada, this week.
"An important moment is coming, a momentous decision: you have to
opt for a trial by jury or a collegiate court
made up of three judges. In the trial by jury, to be brutal with the explanation, it is a bit of luck or truth. What is decided in this trial
will be for everyone,
"warned Burlando.
And he added, emphatically: "I wonder: maybe some of the defendants thinks, here they are risking their lives. And if any of
these defendants who have been linked with a pact of silence ...
if it is my son or I don't know if I let myself be carried away by that pact, because I am risking my life, it is perpetual confinement. Only in 35 years will they be able to enjoy some benefit. "
The lawyer explained that it is the defendants who will define the type of trial: "In principle, due to the seriousness of the event, the trial by jury is imposed, but if any of the defendants intends to make a trial of other characteristics, they will go another way ".
Fernando Báez Sosa, 18, was beaten up in the early morning
of January 18, 2020
, at the exit of the "Le Brique" bowling alley, on avenue 3, in the heart of Villa Gesell, where he had gone dancing with some friends.
Hours after the death of the young law student, who lived in the City of Buenos Aires and had traveled to the coast to spend a few days on vacation,
the Police arrested 10 rugby players
from the Buenos Aires town of Zárate who had rented a house a few blocks from the crime scene.
Last November, the prosecutor in the case,
Verónica Zamboni
, asked that eight of those defendants be put on trial for the crime of "double aggravated homicide by treachery and the premeditated participation of two or more people."
They are Máximo Thomsen (20), Ciro Pertossi (20), Luciano Pertossi (19), Lucas Pertossi (21), Enzo Comelli (20), Matías Benicelli (21), Blas Cinalli (19) and Ayrton Viollaz (21) , who are
serving preventive detention
in Alcaidía 3 of the Melchor Romero prison.
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