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Carlos Carrascosa Sues Argentine State 23 Years After His Acquittal

Carlos Carrascosa, widower of María Marta García Belsunce, sued the Argentine State and Buenos Aires Province before the Inter-American System of Human Rights. He demands compensation for the six years he was wrongfully imprisoned after being convicted and later acquitted for the murder of his wife, one of the most notorious crimes in Argentine history.


Carlos Carrascosa Sues Argentine State 23 Years After His Acquittal

**Carrasco goes to international institutions and protests against Argentina and the Buenos Aires government**

After 23 years of being one of the most scandalous figures in the history of the Argentine police, Nicolás Pachello, the only one who was left in that same position, was fired in 2023 after being promoted to the rank of General María García Belluscente. He was also the only one who received a special pension for his "meritorious service" with the police, but was not properly served during the period from 2009 to 2015, after which he was dismissed from the home department with an electronic bracelet.

**Injustice and punishment for the abuse of power** Adolfo Carrasco's former colleague, Diego Cant, testified that he was given command over the moral and material abuse of power. "We demand that the government and the provinces be held accountable for the "abuse of power," said he. The total amount of compensation has not yet been determined, as Carrasco, who, according to the adocate's testimony, supports the colleagues, continues to support the judicial system.

**The fate of the case and the establishment of the facts** The decisive moment became the appeal to the Inter-American system of human rights in 2014, which allowed to document the testimonies. In 2016, the ruling of the Argentine Supreme Court annulled the verdict, and Carrasco was acquitted. One of his lawyers was not surprised: "We wanted that the government was held accountable for the "abuse of power," said the adocate.

Finally, the famous "del García Bellusnte" was established, which was not recognized by the two decades, but only to speak about the "sovereignty". We remember Carrasco was convicted on a new stage of the right-wing organizations in his country.