The trial for the parchment massacre has begun | Sei …

This Monday started on oral and public lawsuit against the 6 policemen billed by the Mbadacre Parchmentin which they died 7 young people who were detained at the first police station in that city for minor offenses and without a firm sentence. For the prosecution and complaints, the main perpetrators of the mbadacre are the 6 officers in office on March 2, 2017.
, who would not only have ignored the requests for help from the burned prisoners, but also remained idle by the fire and would have hindered the rescue efforts of the firefighters.

The debate, which began at 9 am in the House of Appeals and Parchment Guarantees, is being conducted by the city's Oral Criminal Court No. 1, composed of judges Miguel Gáspari, Guillermo Burrone and Danilo. The hills

"It is a historic trial and I hope we have an exemplary conviction. We need this justice to be done so that there are no more casualties in the police force, "said Cristina Gramajo, mother of one of the victims, before starting the police. ; hearing.

Gramajo's son, Sergio Filiberto, died at the hands of Buenos Aires on March 2, 2017, with John "Chilito" Claros, Alan Córdoba, Juan Cabrera, Fernando Latorre, Franco Pizarro and Federico Perrotta.

"I feel strong to stand before them and declare. I want to talk about Fernando, whom my son was from, "said Silvia Rosito, Fernando Latorre's mother.

Alicia, Franco Pizarro's mother, also said a few words to the public: "I am still struggling to leave my house. I hope that there is justice, they must feel the pain we experience every day. I still leave a plate thinking that she will come back, "she confessed moved.

John Claros's mother, Carmenza, thanked "all the mothers" who "supported her when she was not there" and admitted that her wish was that "the police could think of our children for to see the damage they suffered. " Done. "Carmenza is Colombian and lived in Yumbo, Valle del Cauca Department, at the time of the mbadacre.

The Provincial Memory Commission (CPM) sponsors five of the seven families. At the end of the hearing, the families of the victims will give a press conference with Adolfo Pérez Esquivel and Víctor de Gennaro, CPM members who will be present on the first day. "The important thing is that we can reach this trial. It is very difficult to attach this case where the police and the state have responsibilities, "said Margarita Jarque, CPM's Director of Strategic Litigation.

On March 2, 2017, 20 people were arrested at the 1st police station on parchment, housed in a police unit that did not fulfill the conditions necessary to be housed in dignity and much less for an extended period. As stated by the Andar Agency, "In these circumstances, a discussion began quickly between two detainees. However, the police officers who were on duty decided to put all the detainees in cells. "

The detainees "began to ask them to open the bars, saying that there was no reason for such punishment. Not being heard in their claims, they set fire to a mattress and threw it into the lobby. The police saw how the fire grew and left the scene: she ignored the calls for help, did nothing to control the fire and ultimately hindered the firefighters' rescue work. "

According to the testimony of one of the 12 survivors of the March 2, 2017 incident, the fire that would have caused the mbadacre would have been avoided "with a bucket of water", but none of the accused tried to save the life of the victim. young people who have been detained for minor crimes and without firm conviction.