Laguna Bridge shooters' legal rights were violated on April 12, 2002
<a href=www.vheadline.com>Venezuela's Electronic News Posted: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 By: Patrick J. O'Donoghue
Official Ombudsman German Mundarain complains that the Attorney General's Office violated the legal rights of the Llaguno Bridge Shooters on April 12. "State Prosecutors: Hector Villalobos and Jose Graterol violated Criminal Process Law, Article 247 by illegally depriving Rafael Guedez, Henry Atencio, Rafael Cabrices, Richard Penalver, Nicolas Rivera, Miguel Mora, Jose Antonio Avila, Carlos Fernandez and Anibal Espejo, among others, of their liberty. "
As for the right to a defense, Mundarain says, the accused all admitted shooting as a response to shots allegedly fired from the Hotel Eden and afterwards under provocation from the Metropolitan Police (PM).
"There was no arrest warrant issued for prosecutors, Romulo Anez and Alberto Barrios to raid the house of Rafael Cabrices."
The prosecutors had accused the suspects of premeditated murder and grievous bodily harm without first indicating the results of such actions or identifying the victims.
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