Three families march in San Juan to demand progress in homicide cases
The families of Uriel Ríos, Gonzalo Quintero and Germán Galleguillo are mobilising this Thursday in front of the San Juan Legislature to demand justice.
Joint march in San Juan: three families demand judicial rulings in homicide cases
According to diarioelzondasj.com.ar, the families of Uriel Ríos, Gonzalo Quintero and Germán Galleguillo will gather this Thursday, 29 October, at 12 noon outside the San Juan Legislature in the capital. The common demand aims to raise the profile of each investigation and to demand procedural progress in three homicide cases that remain without final conviction.
The three cases have in common that they involve teenagers as alleged perpetrators, in a context marked by the recent entry into force of a law that lowered the age of criminal responsibility to 14. The law has been in effect since September and allows minors to be tried in serious cases. The families, however, centre their demand on the actual pace of the investigations, not on legislative debate.
The Galleguillo case
Germán Galleguillo was murdered in October at a rural outpost in Tamberías, in Jáchal. The sole accused is under house arrest and refused to testify. The family questions that the case is being tried as simple homicide and requests that the courts investigate whether there were other participants. A hearing was scheduled for this Monday with the judge and the family's lawyer to determine the next steps.
The Quintero case
Gonzalo Martín Quintero, 19 years old, was shot in the face in mid-September in Chimbas. There are persons identified as having allegedly participated, but the case has no convictions on record. The case remains open with pending investigative measures. His family is joining the march to demand that the courts accelerate proceedings and determine individual responsibilities.
The Ríos case
Uriel Ríos, 17 years old, was stabbed to death in Rawson following a confrontation at the end of a party marking Student Day. The case has suspects under investigation and judicial measures under way, but also has no convictions on record. The family is joining the collective demand to call for swifter handling of the case.
Thursday's mobilisation coincides with the national debate on the criminal responsibility of teenagers. The three families hope that the gathering outside the Legislature will help accelerate the processing of the cases and obtain rulings in causes that remain open.
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