"The colleagues of the Union of Journalists of Paraguay (SPP, by its acronym in Spanish) denounced that 'the Sentencing Court formed by the judges Carmen Silva, as president, Mirna Soto González and Ana Aguirre, as members, absolved Waldemar Pereira Rivas -alias Cachorrão- of guilt and punishment for the murder of journalist Leo Veras, which occurred last Feb. 12, 2020 in the city of Pedro Juan Caballero.'
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The SPP ‘denounces before the public opinion and before the international instances this repudiatory judicial decision that seriously damages the right to freedom of expression and democracy, as well as the commitments of the Paraguayan State in matters of human rights.’ It also states that 'the negligent work of the Public Prosecutor's Office, which did not adequately investigate the incident, as well as suspicious actions on the part of a court that has been too benevolent towards the defendant, are elements that allowed the crime of Leo Veras to join the list of unpunished deaths of journalists in the hands of criminal groups.'"
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