Rugby players convicted of murdering Fernando Báez Sosa will leave prison

The rugbiers convicted of murdering Fernando Báez Sosa in January 2020 in Villa Gesell will leave prison after Justice has set a new hearing where they can detail their appeals for the sentences received on February 6. It will be next Tuesday, August 15 at 11:00 and it will be the first time they leave Melchor Romero after being found guilty of the crime. It is a hearing to “detail what has already been done in writing.” Although the presence of the accused is not mandatory, from the environment of the rugbiers confirmed that the eight will go. It is expected that Tuesday the young people will be transferred from the mayor’s office of Melchor Romero to the Court of Cassation, located on 43rd Street in La Plata.In the resolution it was announced that the court rejected the request of the defense to summon to testify Dr. Verónica Zamboni, Fiscal Agent of the Dolores Judicial Department, Dr. Olindi Huespi, Official Defender of the same Judicial Department and Alejo Milanesi.” The offer of testimonial evidence made by the Defense does not succeed because in this recursive stage it is required – as a decisive requirement of admissibility for the advancement of any articulation – that the interested party demonstrate the circumstances that would make said offer valid so that this Appeal can evaluate its admissibility supposed that, in the file, is verified not fulfilled “, indicates the report. In this sense, it is important to note that Máximo Thomsen, Enzo Comelli, Matías Benicelli and Ciro and Luciano Pertossi were sentenced to life imprisonment for “doubly aggravated homicide, for the premeditated collaboration of two or more people and for treachery in real contest with ideal with minor injuries”. While Ayrton Viollaz, Blas Cinalli and Lucas Pertossi to 15 years in prison for being secondary participants in the same fact.

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