Ruling of the military court in the Castillo Paez case
Military court acquits and lightly convicts police officers in Castillo Paez case, generating impunity
The War Chamber of the Supreme Council of Military Justice issued a sentence absolving Commander Raúl Valverde Añorga of the crime of Negligence and sentencing José Emilio Campos Chira for the offense of Disobedience, for which the possibility of imposing a sentence had already expired, and Víctor Vargas Giraldés for the crime of negligence to one month of suspended military confinement. This sentence was not appealed by the parties and thus the process was definitively concluded. The CVR considers that the Military Jurisdiction was used as a means to achieve impunity for those responsible.
Actors
Sala de Guerra del Consejo Supremo de Justicia Militar
judicial body that issued the sentence
Raúl Valverde Añorga
military commander, acquitted of negligence
José Emilio Campos Chira
police officer, convicted of disobedience with expired penalty
Víctor Vargas Giraldés
police officer, convicted of negligence
CVR
truth commission that assessed the military court's role in impunity
Fuero Militar
military justice system used to achieve impunity
Castillo Paez
victim in the case