Prosecutor Ricardo Perciballe has requested legal decide Emilio Baccelli to condemn José Ricardo Arab to 30 years in jail, Jorge Silveira to 22 years and Ricardo Medina to 10 years and 6 months.
Perciballe described the crimes the three have been charged for as a part of a scientific plan of political repression orchestrated by the Uruguayan regime, in coordination with Operation Condor in Argentina.
“There isn’t any doubt that the core of the occasions resides on the truth that this was the biggest assassination plan ever to be dedicated in our nation,” he mentioned.
The prosecutor for Crimes In opposition to Humanity referred to the murders of legislators Zelmar Michelini and Héctor Gutiérrez, dedicated by the de facto authorities in 1976.
He defined that Arab, Silveira and Medina have been co-authors of crimes that embrace aggravated murder, compelled disappearance, abduction of minors and abuse of authority.
The listening to will proceed on Friday, when the arguments of the defendants’ protection will likely be introduced.
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