rear 9:40amEmerenciano Senna rose from his seat to face for the first time the popular jury that would decide his fate. Chaco social leaders were accused of Main participants in the murder of Cecilia Strzyzowskispoke for nearly 40 minutes with a statement that included the following: defense, autobiographical narrative, political argument.
With his voice shaking at times, Senna repeated to the 12 people, “That day, I did what I always do. I did not commit any crime.”
His wife was a few meters away. Marcela Acuña – Also accused – She could not hold back her tears. your son, caesar sennakept his eyes lowered throughout most of the presentation, taking notes.
From “Mud House” to “King of Crotos”
Senna began his statement by reconstructing his personal history from the humblest of origins. Born in “a house with a mud floor and a thatched roof,” he recalled his childhood in 1993. limitthe back side of Cerrito Island, and arrived at the city, where he met the “Cardboard Ranch”.
That experience, he said, led to his belief that: poor people can build their own houses. “We believed that we poor people could make our homes as beautiful as the ones built for the rich. We had the knowledge, we just needed to make a decision,” he explained to the jury.
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For many years, the idea was Migration of unemployed people (MTD) and, Construction of the Emerenciano districtorganization emblem.
“I always said to my colleagues: Think of me as the King of Krotos, because we are all equal. I was the Krotos who understood the problem best,” he said.
Defense attorney: “I found out what happened in prison.”
Senna claimed in several sentences: innocence. He declared that he had no knowledge of or involvement in Cecilia Strzyzowski’s crimes, and that he only learned about them after he was already in custody.
“I found out what happened in prison. I handed over my cell phone, but my truck was there. They didn’t search me either backwards or forwards. There’s nothing that ties me together,” he said.
He also recalled his first meeting with the prosecutor in the case, saying: Jorge “Pato” GomezAccording to him, he would have told him there was no evidence against him. “He told me, ‘I have to go home.’ Then the prosecutor changed and I became the biggest murderer in the world,” he charged.
“Those who commit crimes should be held accountable.”
The most tense moment of the hearing was when Cena made a slip of the tongue while looking at the jury. “Those who commit crimes should be held accountable for their crimes. There is no need to be on the side of those who committed crimes.”
As she said this, the camera focused on Marcela Acuña, who had tears in her eyes. Beside him, Cesar Senna remained motionless, staring at the floor.
Justification of his work and criticism of the system
Senna dedicated much of his presentation to: Defending their social trajectory and the concept of decent housing that’s right. He cited the neighborhood services they built: “water, electricity, sidewalks, gardens, schools, health centers,” and emphasized: “No company profited from it.”.
“If they convict me, it will be a crime for building this district. I did not commit another crime,” he said. he also women’s role She presented them in the project as “workers and professionals” who learned traditionally male trades.
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Rieder looked back on his work history since the age of 13, when he began working as a bricklayer at a juice factory in Corrientes. He reportedly worked at construction sites across the country for companies such as . siemens and EricssonThere, he said, he installed an antenna and electrical system.
“I know how to work with every piece of equipment that exists. I can work with everything that men and women function on earth, because men and women invented it,” he said.
“I’m in prison for building this district.”
At the end of his testimony, Sena was moved and mentioned again his Paraguayan mother, whom he described as his greatest example of dignity. “I’m in prison for building this neighborhood, because I didn’t commit any other crimes. If they accuse me, leave it alone. I gave my house to the women as a tribute to my mother, who swept the floors to raise us.”
In closing, he asked the jury to rate him “on the scale of conscience,” saying, “I have not done anything. God bless you.”