Bright, intense and accurate. That was the statement the prosecutor in the Marta Calvo case made yesterday, addressing the juror who was elected in record time of almost two hours to nine members of the jury, seven women and two men – plus two female substitutes. The beginning of the case against alleged serial killer Jorge Ignacio PJ As It Comes Reporting Levante-EMVThe defendants, a media of Prensa Ibérica to which this newspaper also belongs, face at least three viable permanent prison sentences for allegedly murdering or injuring eleven women by giving them high-purity cocaine and genitally murdering them. tip, Arliene Ramos, Lady Marcela and Marta Calvo, As a result of these actions, they died, and eight more miraculously survived.
“We’re here today and on the dock thanks to this man. a brave mother this Martha BaldHe fought, struggled and searched to find his daughter from the place he sent to him. If it weren’t for that brave mother, if it weren’t for the embarrassment that was that mother’s demeanor for the defendant, we wouldn’t still be here today, because Death of Arliene and Lady Marcela they had gone unnoticed, and our eight living victims would not take the step of condemning what had happened to them with this man, which they did after they recognized him from the photos released by the media. If it weren’t for this mom, I’d keep doing the same thing as we don’t know how long.
Discuss women’s anonymity
Relief ZaragozaAn expert on gender violence, she had to remind her presentation to the defendant’s lawyer, but also to the judge, 2015 Victims Status, after the defense refused keep survivors’ identities secrets said, as requested by a special prosecutor’s office, and that the presiding magistrate made concessions to justify that it was not necessary to protect their identity because there were “bold and courageous women who voluntarily denounced.”
“They have every right if they want to be anonymous. They can ask for money to testify, they can ask someone who will be there to support them, or they can do it via videoconference. They want it. And in this case also, especially vulnerable victims,” the prosecutor said. The prosecutor reassured the jury that “we’re here to help you with everything: don’t stop taking notes, don’t ask as much as you want, don’t go home with a single doubt.” For “common sense and responsibility”, in addition to a guilty verdict, she recalled that all women “are prostitutes because this man is looking for the perfect game.”
In that sense, “even though this concept has changed thanks to the victim’s situation, these women are very difficult to report” and that’s what she uses, her extreme vulnerability. Not only Marta’s mother’s perseverance, but also Marcela’s lack of protectionthe second death, the mother of two young children, or the generosity of the first, arlienAfter nine painful days in hospital, “husband donated his heart, two lungs, kidney and liver.”
Give victims credit
“We will test how he communicates with the victims, how he always follows the same path. way of workingWhat introduced them and infected them with cocaine so high purity drug trade in a mafia and I remind you that this man was convicted twice for drug smuggling. Let’s talk about the half-prepared confession he made when he surrendered after he got out of prison. three weeks on the run. “It will be very easy to distort the veracity of this confession,” he said. Relief Zaragoza.
In this sense, the prosecutor disfigured himself by emphasizing that “he will understand that he is neither depressed nor remorseful, and that what worries him is that they do something to him in prison”. He urged them to listen to the civil guard and keep a sentence: “We will prove the authorship of the defendants” both for those who are found and for those who are not.”
“Also, remember that he is a criminal with two convictions for drug trafficking and should not try to deceive you. I warn you that as a defendant, you can say whatever you want, keep quiet, and lie. The security guards, the police, the witnesses and the experts who will listen, are obligated to tell the truth”.
And he has eleven victims the heroes of this case: “you are coming bring justice to the victimsNot this guy. Because they are here today despite their special vulnerabilities. For all these reasons, I demand that he be found guilty.”