Federica Fontana
02/29/2020 - 12:09
- Clarín.com
- Society
More than a month after the crime of Fernando Báez Sosa, in the Dolores prison where the rugbiers accused of killing the young man in Villa Gesell are still holding their pact of silence. "So far, none have been broken and all have rejected spiritual support," say sources Clarín had access to.
"Some think they have the possibility of being granted house arrest," they say, and explain that the group is likely to remain unbreakable under this premise.
The rugbiers remain guarded by a custody for 24 hours, without contact with the rest of the prison population, or permission to circulate through the prison as other inmates usually do. Their link with the outside world, beyond family visits, is minimal: in the space they share between eight, all they have is a radio. Despite the days of intense heat in February, they don't even have a fan.
In the prison they make an interpretation about the rejection of spiritual support , despite the situation in which they find themselves. "They have not yet dropped the card. Usually, those who are already aware of the reality they face receive this help," they point out. However, the effect of living locked up for more than a month, far from the life they led, begins to make itself felt and "they are scared."
On Thursday, February 27, both Lucas Pertossi (21) and Ayrton Viollaz (20) requested psychological and psychiatric assistance due to the conditions in which they spend their days in the Dolores prison. This was argued by his lawyer, Hugo Tomei, before the judge of Guarantees of the city of Dolores, David Manicelli. On Monday, the first business day of March, the two will receive a specialist for their first interviews as patients.
The massive march for justice at the end of a month of the crime of Fernando Baez Sosa in Villa Gesell Photo: Juano Tesone.
The place where the defendants stay together is between pavilions 9 and 10 of the evangelists, a group that is nicknamed "Little Brothers" in the prison environment. It doesn't seem casual. "There is usually no disturbance. They have even offered them food," they say.
Earlier, on February 19, the defendants had refused to testify before the prosecutor Verónica Zamboni. "You lied to me in the face, while you are the prosecutor I will not talk about the case," said Max Thomsen, one of those involved who is most committed. However, the judge ratified Zamboni to continue investigating the case.