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The Third Criminal Oral Trial Court (TOP) of Santiago convicted young Alejandro Carvajal Gutiérrez, 19, as the author of the consummated fire that destroyed the historic Schneider House -former headquarters of the Pedro de Valdivia University- on November 8, 2019, in the commune of Providencia, amid the wave of protests.
The Eastern Metropolitan Regional Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that Carvajal committed the crime of arson against the university campus and He requested a 10-year prison sentence against him.
In September 2020, the young man had been found guilty of the crime of frustrated arson against the building, however, said ruling was canceled by the Santiago Court of Appeals, which ordered a new trial.
🔴Now: 3rd Oral Court delivers conviction against defendant for the crime of arson that occurred at the Pedro De Valdivia University facilities in November 2019: court considered evidence presented by @fiscaliaoriente to convict Alejandro Carvajal for the second time pic.twitter.com/FeEJvpBXfW
– Fiscalia Oriente (@fiscaliaoriente) February 12, 2021
“All the elements of context that were established allowed the court to reach a conviction as the author of the consummated fire, unlike the first trial – annulled – in which he had been convicted of frustrated arson, “said after the hearing the prosecutor Manuel Guerra.
“This, in our concept, it will mean a particularly greater penalty than the one that had been decreed in the first trial and with effective enforcement. We are satisfied and we hope that the penalty is commensurate with the seriousness of the events, “added the persecutor.
The sentence will be released on next February 19, at a hearing scheduled for the 13:00 hours.
Regional Prosecutor Manuel Guerra of @fiscaliaoriente assessed conviction verdict against defendant for the fire of the Pedro De Valdivia University premises in the context of the social outbreak: “It is a powerful signal in the face of serious events” / Investigation of the Ñuñoa-Providencia Prosecutor pic.twitter.com/543AeoX0OD
– Fiscalia Oriente (@fiscaliaoriente) February 12, 2021
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