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Photographer injured by gendarmes joins march for coup anniversary

Photographer Pablo Grillo, seriously injured by gendarmes during a retirees' protest, joined a demonstration in Buenos Aires to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1976 military coup. His defense had appealed the court's decision, but the appeal was rejected.


Photographer injured by gendarmes joins march for coup anniversary

In early March, the Federal Chamber of Criminal Cassation rejected the appeal filed by the defense of gendarme Héctor Jesús Guerrero and confirmed the prosecution of the member of that force for the grievous bodily injuries caused to Grillo during a demonstration in front of Congress last year. IP Human rights organizations were holding a march on Plaza de Mayo this Tuesday to commemorate a new anniversary of the 1976 Coup d'état, which on this occasion has a special symbolism as it marks the 50th anniversary. Plaza de Mayo. The Chamber II of the highest criminal court, made up of judges Alejandro W. Slokar, Guillermo J. Yacobucci, and Ángela E. Ledesma, declared the appeal against the confirmation of the prosecution for the crimes of grievous bodily injuries aggravated by abuse of function in real conjunction with aggravated abuse of a weapon, reiterated on five occasions. Photographer Pablo Grillo, who was seriously injured by the Gendarmeria during one of the retirees' marches last year, joined this Tuesday's mobilization on Plaza de Mayo for the 50th anniversary of the coup d'état perpetrated on March 24, 1976. Visibly more recovered, the photojournalist followed the march from the central stage located in the square, where he took images of the columns of protesters. Pablo Grillo, at the Plaza.