A National District judge has announced that the decision regarding whether infamous truckers union Fenatrado boss Blas Peralta and others accused of the homicide of the former rector, Mateo Aquino Febrillet will be sentenced, will be announced on 3 April 2017 at 4 pm.
Judge Rigoberto Sena will issue his opinion for the ruling on whether Blas Peralta, Rafael Herrera Pena, Geraldo Felix Bautista Mena y Franklin Alejandro Venegas Rivas will have to face a sentencing trial in the case of the homicide that happened on 11 March 2016.
The delay is due to the fact that there were several petitions that could not be heard during the preliminary hearing that took place on 13 March and the judge wishes to evaluate whether the evidence is sufficient or not.
Leaving the courtroom, National District prosecutor Yeni Berenice Reynoso said that she was pleased with the judge’s decision and was sure that the group would be sentenced.
The defense lawyer for Blas Peralta, Francisco Taveras maintains his client’s innocence stating it was not him who fired and killed Aquino Febrillet. He maintains that there have been several irregularities on behalf of the prosecution, stating that when Peralta was arrested having gone to the authorities voluntarily, a gunshot residue test was carried out but they still did not have the results. He said that this shows that Peralta was not the one who pulled the trigger.
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El Caribe
15 March 2017
