Resistencia, Chaco (From the Envoy) – The bars surrounding this city’s Center for Judicial Studies were filled with ribbons, balloons, and handkerchiefs in pink, Cecilia’s favorite color. There’s also a photo of her. One flag reads, “Chaco Demands Justice,” and another flag next to it reads, “The Eternal Seven, The Seven Knew.” In the front square, a parade banner read “Mr. Senna, Convicted”.
Closing arguments begin, when the parties consider their theories about the case and tell the jury what verdict they believe should be reached. complaint –Mr. Juan Martín Bogado on behalf of the Special Finance Team. Mr. Gustavo Briento, representing the victim’s mother, and Mr. Juan Ignacio Díaz, Undersecretary for Gender and Diversity. He asked the jury to convict the seven defendants..
The 12 jurors must reach a unanimous verdict of guilty or not guilty.. If found guilty, it is up to the judge to impose the sentence based on the minimum and maximum limits set out in the Criminal Code.
“Cecilia believed that she could be happy with Cesar, but unfortunately she met the wrong people because Marcela and Emerenciano did not accept her,” said Bogado, who was the first to speak.
He recalls that Cesar had already been violent towards Cecilia during an argument, and when she tried to get out of the truck, Cesar forced her back into the car and executed her with a guillotine.
Also, both his mother and grandmother professed to be proud of his ability to make people disappear. At a barbecue, he said, “My parents came up with a little trip for him and sent her to the junkyard.”
“That premonition turned into a confession.“That’s what he said. When he told his wife what happened, he put Mr. Obregon’s message in the message.”Same as usual”.
“Once the three of them are together, the second part of the plan begins: carry on with your daily routine, attract as little attention as possible, and erase the traces of the crime,” he said of the Sena family.
test your plan, “Essential and active collaboration” The Sena couple cannot be found guilty of aiding and abetting, so this will be the key to the trial. The criminal law explicitly provides that parents who conceal evidence of their children’s crimes without prior agreement are exempt from punishment.
“Caesar did not act alone. acted on the orders of one’s parents “They always supported Ushuaia’s plan to remove the thorn in Cecilia’s side,” Briend agreed.
He added: “It’s not a cover-up like they wanted to show. There is a previous participation and it is corroborated with previous messages It is shown that her mother-in-law provided her with a trip to Ushuaia, a home, and a job. ”
Yesterday, Cesar’s parents declared: Marcela Acuña admitted that she wanted to take refuge in her mother’s love and protect her son. Emerenciano Sena looked at his harsh childhood in a mud house and his dedication to work and the Piquetero movement.
“Emerenciano described his life in detail. Strangely enough, he had the space in his heart to talk about the events. That situation caught my attention,” said a lawyer representing the family.
“The circumstances that determine this are It is a speech organized to separate oneself from the trial.“, considered.
He said that although all the defendants maintained their innocence, none of them spoke about the facts that were under investigation.
Diaz then focused on Cena’s home. “Cesar could have killed her in a hotel, in a field, in a grocery store, in the Campo Rossi, in the Emerenciano Sena area. But the jury, Cesar Sena, Marcela Acuña and Emerenciano Sena, chose that Cecilia’s death should be in the house, because that’s where their immunity begins,” he said.
“That was part of the plan of the previous organization, because they knew they would be impunity no matter where they were. They were able to communicate with their closest collaborators and cover all kinds of tracks.”
“What is the defense going to say? They say there is no direct evidence. But there are audio recordings, videos, messages, recordings, movements, the subject’s actions, etc. When you weigh them together with common sense and clearly, there is all the evidence to support our charges,” Diaz said.
And looking at the jury, he said, “This was not an instant event, nor was it a political cause. This event was planned, involving power and inequality, and based entirely on impunity controlled by the Sena family.”
On the 12th day of the trial for the murder of Cecilia Strzyzowski, five of the seven defendants testified. Everyone asked to speak to Cesar, the main defendant. “Those who commit crimes must be held responsible for their crimes.“Her father said,” Marcela said.I think it’s healthy for him to say something if something happens.” They both tried to distance themselves from him. A tax indictment accusing them of being key participants in the stepdaughter’s crimes.
In the front row was their son, who was accused of being the author of. Homicide is doubly aggravated by the relationship in the context of gender violence. He barely lifted his head and occasionally took notes.
The defense denies it. In Marcela’s case, there is ample evidence of how she disposed of evidence after finding the “lump” in her home. He asked his collaborators to go and help Cesar, and also donated furniture that was later found to have blood on it. Yesterday, in any case, he always denied knowing it was a body and giving instructions on what to do with it.
The Sena leader remains the most difficult to find as of June 2nd. The defense seeks to prove that he was unaware of his son’s actions and continued his daily routine that day.
Although Acuña repeatedly insisted that she had not spoken to Emerenciano, she also said that on that day, she asked her husband to cancel a planned trip to Sáenz Peña to attend an indigenous community meeting because Cesar was “not feeling well” and she did not want to leave him alone. I had seen him hurt.
Then it was the turn of his collaborators to face cover-up charges. all They asked the perpetrator to pay for what he had done. And they said they had no knowledge that they were involved in covering up this crime. Gustavo Obregon had already confessed to helping hide the body and did not say anything. Not even Caesar. They will be given one last chance after arguments and before a verdict.
The second declaration was Fabiana GonzálezMarcela Acuña’s right-hand man, was accused of cleaning certain areas and managing the donation and transfer of beds and mattresses stained with Cecilia’s blood. He said he didn’t know they had blood on them. Within minutes, she tearfully thanked Marcela and Emerenciano, defined them as her parents, and asked them to return to her son.
Gustavo MelgarejoHis former partner, Griselda Reynoso, a landowner in the country who was accused of lighting the fire to burn Cecilia’s body, also maintained his innocence. And they claimed they were having a barbecue at a neighbor’s house that night.
As agreed on Tuesday, each side will have 45 minutes. If everyone respects the time, the discussion will last approximately seven and a half hours. On Friday, the judge will give final instructions to the 12 jurors, and deliberations will begin. This process includes minimum 2 hoursbut No upper limit set. they will have to decide unanimously If the seven defendants guilty or innocent.
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