Blas Peralta, accused of the homicide of the former rector of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), Mateo Aquino Febrillet has asked that he be judged on the act itself and not due to the indignation, hate and resentment shown towards him.
He made the statement in an open letter paid advertisement in the press. He argues that he did not commit the murder intentionally, while he acknowledges that he has to pay for his actions. He stated that when he heard on the radio that Aquino Febrillet had died, he knew he had made a mistake and acted clumsily following a provocation. He went on to say that he profoundly regrets what happened, explaining that he and his companions were following Edward Montas together with who he called “my dear and unforgettable friend, Professor Mateo Aquino Febrillet”.
He explained that when they were nearly at the Police Station in Mirador Park, one of his companions handed him a gun and he shot twice at the vehicle carrying Montas and Aquino Febrillet. He blamed his companions for convincing him to go on the chase of Edward Montás. He said his own vehicle had left to get fuel. He said he did not know Aquino Febrillet was in that same vehicle.
“I am not asking that I get the treatment that many citizens in similar circumstances or more serious have received, including prominent public figures, that later are able to reinsert themselves into society. I have no lineage to aspire to that. I am only asking to be judged for what I have committed and not by the indignation, hate and resentment that have come from this unfortunate incident, in which after Mateo Aquino Febrillet and his family, I am the main victim and I know I will have to pay for my own errors,” he wrote.
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El Dia
4 July 2017
