Hugo Tomei, the lawyer for the eight rugby players accused of the murder of Fernando Báez Sosa, surprised everyone present at the oral trial in the Dolores courts by criticizing President Alberto Fernández for showing up with a poster demanding justice for the boy murdered in Villa Gesell on January 18, 2020.
“The President surprised us with a little sign that said Justice for Fernando, there are other little signs that say Justice is perpetual.
The President of the Nation, a professor at the University of Buenos Aires, is asking for a life sentence, ”he questioned.
And he added that this gesture by Fernández allows him to criticize the independence of the process.
"One can start to discuss this intervention of power," he said.
“I know that the court is not going to be intimidated by anything,” he added.
The lawyer's words also targeted Pope Francis.
"The President says it as a note, the Pope too, and well-known characters, all in favor of one side, condemning the other," Tomei said.
The President, together with the parents of Fernando Báez Sosa.
In his plea, the defense attorney pointed out against the media and the plaintiff, Fernando Burlando, for his statements on different television channels against those accused of murder.
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