The judiciary again decided on the assassination attempt on the former president Cristina Kirchnerand stated that the Hate speech from politics were the main cause of the incident for which they were convicted this year Fernando Sabag Montiel And Brenda Uliarte.
“Despite the videos documenting the incident, the confession of Sabag Montiel and the results of the trial, which have been fully reproduced by the mainstream media to date, Many people assume that the incident did not happen or that it was a self-attack planned by the victim” the judge thought about it. Sabrina Namer.
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The judge Sabrina Namer next to Adrian Grünberg And Ignacio Fornariwere the ones who sentenced Sabag Montiel to 10 years in prison and Uliarte to 8 years in prison for the attempted murder of the former vice president that took place on September 1, 2022.
Namer presided over the foundations of the 544-page ruling and, from her position, pointed out that the attack against CFK was not isolated or spontaneous, but rather an attack on CFK direct consequence of a climate charged by political violence and hate speech which pushed the defendant to commit the crime.
“Because it is unbelievable to many, it is appropriate that, without prejudice to the legal consequences that the case has for those found responsible in this process, from democratic institutions are highlighted Aspects that They challenge us as a society“, he deepened.
The judgment specifically recognized this Building a “common enemy” through the media and social networks, where the elimination of Cristina Kirchner, who was considered a political enemy, was seen as an act of justice. In addition, it was made clear that the main motive of the attackers was political hatred and not gender-based violence, in order to exclude the aggravating circumstance of femicide, although it was acknowledged that this was the case Hostility based on the gender of the victim.
The aforementioned judge continued: “There was talk of a shot that did not and could have come out. That it did not come out because of fate, God, bad luck, a bad plan, whatever. That it could have come from a weapon that was fit to shoot, loaded with appropriate ammunition, and that was fired inches from the victim’s head, in full view of militants who revered them and opponents who hated them; and by.” a society in disbelief at an outcome that did not occur“.
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“Sabag Montiel imagined institutional destabilizationa civil war and the deep anger of a part of society,” he added, noting: “Obviously for no one would have been the same as it would have been if the shot had been fired, but As a society, we can’t pretend it didn’t happen, nor can we stop thinking about it about why.
Namer emphasized the need as a society to reflect on “how we arrived at a situation in which a person could have lost his life and in which social peace could have been hanging by a thread.” “Hate in public discourse was a necessary reason for the event”held.
“The construction of a common enemy through hate speech leaves open the possibility that it can easily take place, that anyone can become the enemy and so on.” Intolerance of the other’s political position can turn into intolerance of his race, religion, way of thinking and sexual orientationetc,” he added.
The judge warned of the “enormous risk” that it would pose to society if the attack against CFK was not viewed as “a”. Draw attention to the fact that all institutional levels must recognize and address to prevent a repeat.”
For his part, Judge Grünberg described the phenomenon as “absolute lack of understanding” of the other person and warned against it “undoubtedly influenced” by hate messages directed against the victim. On the other hand, Fornari only confirmed the reconstruction of the facts developed in the main vote and the legal qualification.
When determining the sentences for the defendants, the judges pointed out that Sabag Montiel tried to assassinate the former president as he had her in mind responsible for inflation, corruption and economic declinemotivated by political fanaticism and ideological hatred.
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