Colombian justice confirms its 35 -year sentence, while Chacón denounces degrading treatment during the process.
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The Superior Court of Cartagena ratified the sentence of 35 years in prison against Margareth Chacón, considered a key piece in the murder of Paraguayan prosecutor Marcelo Pecci, which occurred in May 2022 in Barú, Colombia.
The decision confirms the responsibility of Chacón in the coordination of homicide, but also enlivens the debate on the transparency of the process and the treatment received by the accused during the trial.
During the hearing, Margareth Chacón broke his silence with shocking statements. Between tears, he said that Colombian justice has treated her degrading, ensuring: “They have never let me talk. In all my audiences I have not stopped being the lady of company to the prostitute. They had tortured me five months in a bunker”
In addition, he demanded that the evidence and statements be reviewed carefully that, according to her, have been manipulated: “I just want to investigate with magnifying up all the lies that Mr. Mario Andrés Burgos Patiño has said”
However, the judge clarified that in this phase of the process only extraordinary resources would be considered.
Defense resources and allegations
Chacón’s defense has already announced that he will appeal the decision before the Supreme Court of Justice within 30 days. According to your lawyer, the process was marked by irregularities that must be thoroughly reviewed.
The investigations argue that Chacón was a key link between the material authors and the financiers of the murder, allegedly facilitating economic and logistics resources.
His partner, Andrés Felipe Pérez Hoyos, and his brother, Ramón Emilio Pérez Hoyos, have also been linked as fundamental pieces in the planning and execution of the crime.
The murder of Marcelo Pecci, a prosecutor specialized in drug trafficking and money laundering, shook Paraguay and Colombia. The Colombian Prosecutor’s Office argues that Chacón played a crucial role in the coordination of the crime, but she insists that her conviction is based on inconsistent evidence.
🔴 Strategy? Margareth Chacón, one of the syndicated to participate in the crime of Marcelo Pecci, spoke again in a trial in Colombia.
🗣️ “They wanted me to lie about a former president (Horacio Cartes) that I never heard,” he said at an audience where the … pic.twitter.com/6rxBWRFD5m
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