This Wednesday, Justice charged a “Yes” militant to the referendum for 135 articles of the Law of Urgent Consideration (LUC) after he made “serious threats” to the senator of the National Party, Gloria Rodríguez. The contact was through the social network Instagram, where eThe defendant also dedicated “irreproducible expressions of discrimination and hatred” to the legislator for her “condition of Afro-descendant, black“, he informed The Observer Rodriguez herself.
“Both expressions and actions charged with hatred, contempt or violence towards certain people, in my case in particular because of my ethnic-racial ancestry, “being black” do not affect a single individual but constitute direct aggression towards an entire group”, assured the legislator.
After the threats, “I immediately proceeded to file a complaint with the Department of Complex Crimeswho under the direction of the 3rd shift Criminal Prosecutor for Flagrancy, in an effective work managed to identify the author and qualify the crimes under investigation,” said the senator.
The formalization hearing took place last Wednesday, August 31, at the 36th Criminal Court. The prosecutor in the case is Silvia Pérezas reported to The Observer from the public ministry. “Given the forcefulness of the prosecutor’s accusation and all the evidence obtained, the person denounced, as I said, an active militant of the YES option in the political campaign of the referendum for the LUC, admitted the authorship and will in the commission of the denounced facts”, Rodriguez said.
The formalization of the accused was ordered “as the alleged perpetrator of the crimes of committing acts of hatred, contempt or violence against certain people and threats.” The defendant was imposed, as precautionary measures, the prohibition of approach and communication with the senator, the closing of borders and the presentation before the Sectional of her address.
“Unfortunately, in the XXI century the scourge of discrimination persists in multiple forms and continues being a heavy load that we still carry on our shoulders”, the senator noted.
“As a staunch defender of respect for human rights and the fundamental freedoms of people It is impossible for me to tolerate this type of attitude. I believe that all of society must reflect and take action to eradicate discrimination and take responsibility for achieving true inclusion,” she concluded.
Gloria Rodríguez is still recovering from the car accident suffered on Wednesday, August 24 on Route 8, department of Lavalleja. the senator He suffered chest injuries, although not seriously.
