Almost a month later Marcela Acuna was convicted by Femicide of Cecilia Strzyzowskithe judge of the Criminal Chamber No. 2 of Chaco, Dolly Fernandezordered that the political leader be deprived of any special treatment granted to her during the hearing.
The measure was announced this Saturday after the judge ordered that the convicted woman must start adhering to a joint detention order. This means that the former candidate for mayor of Resistencia will be treated on an equal footing with the rest of the inmates.
Previously, Acuña had had the privilege of being moved to a community pavilion where she had access to certain activities not available to all those already convicted. The judge also asked the prison service staff to ensure the prisoner’s care.
According to information from Chaco newspaper, Fernández placed particular emphasis on meeting the “conditions of security, dignified treatment and physical, mental and emotional protection.” And he justified the decision by saying that corrective habeas corpus aims to ensure humane prison conditions, not to grant privileges.
Previously, the judge was responsible for assessing the criminal liability of the defendants in the crime committed in June 2023. However, the number of years each of the six convicts will spend behind bars has yet to be determined.
In the case of César Sena, the jury considered that he was the real perpetrator of Cecilia’s femicide after it was proven that he had murdered her in her parents’ house. After he finished the crime, he wrapped her in a blanket and hid her in another room. Both the public prosecutor and the complainant had demanded a life sentence.
About the role of Marcela Acuña and Emerenciano Senathe judge found that they were necessary participants in the commission of the crime. While for Gustavo Obregon, Fabiana Gonzalez And Gustavo MelgarejoHis associates, who were blamed for the cover-up, called for lesser sentences.
Once the caesura hearings conclude, Judge Fernández has a deadline of fifteen working days to issue a ruling, although the upcoming court fair, which runs from December 24th to January 31st, could delay the decision until next year.
As the judge explained to the local press, the announcement of the date of reading of the verdict is made via the SIGI computer system and the decision on the possible suspension of the deadlines rests with the Supreme Court, which usually decides before the start of the break.
In this regard, the judicial sources consulted stated that so far there has been no official decision on the timing of sentencing, nor on the suspension of prison sentences and hearings. In fact, the judge stated: “I want (the order) to come this year. In principle, I have fifteen working days, right?”
And he continued: “Fifteen working days is three weeks, but if there is a suspension of deadlines and hearings, it’s not just working days, that means the days don’t go by. So it could go until next year.” Furthermore, he reiterated: “If there is a suspension of sentences and hearings, there may be a sentence for the next year, but they are not forcing me to do it.”.
The final caesura hearing ended after 2:30 p.m. on Friday, November 28, when Judge Fernández heard the defendants in their final intervention before sentencing. The Sena clan members agreed to demand that they not be transferred outside Endurance.
César Sena explained: “I would like to abide by everything that my defense has expressed and reserve all relevant appeals to cassation. The only request I can make is that I not be moved from my current place of residence for simple reasons, for example because my entire family living in the city must be present. And that is all I have to say.”
Emerenciano Sena attended the hearing via Zoom with his son and insisted: “Do not remove me from here, this is the accommodation closest to my family, friends and acquaintances. I have no family anywhere else and they are the only ones who bring me my medicines, which are not everything I need, but at least they help me maintain my life for now.” Likewise, he noted: “I request that moving to another location would be punishable by death. And do not forget that I am an innocently convicted person.”
For her part, Marcela Acuña gave a detailed presentation in which she asked the judge to examine her husband’s situation after arguing that he was convicted without conclusive evidence. Furthermore, he pointed out “A non-technical jury was empaneled and found facts with evidence that, in my opinion, no law student could consider valid.”
In the same vein, he pointed out: “We would be making a mockery of ourselves if a person like Emerenciano, a social leader, were already sentenced to life imprisonment for an obituary that he did not write and for an audio recording that is not very verifiable.” Additionally, She stated that her husband was not worthy of a life sentence.
In the meantime, Melgarejo, Gonzalez and Obregón They demanded the opportunity to return to their families after the trial and reintegrate into daily life.
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