Sperisen demands eight million francs in compensation
Published: Tuesday, Sep 3rd 2024, 18:10
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Erwin Sperisen, the former head of Guatemala's national civil police, is demanding eight million francs in compensation from the state of Geneva. He argues that he is innocent and was unjustly deprived of his freedom for eleven years.
Sperisen's defense lawyers demanded this compensation before the Geneva Appeals Chamber on Tuesday. This sum also includes the costs of the defense. Giorgio Campa, one of his lawyers, concluded his plea by asking the judges to acquit the Swiss-Guatemalan dual citizen.
He called on them to pass a judgment of reparation and not a judgment of shame. "You must recognize that my client was the victim of a miscarriage of justice".
Sperisen was convicted of murder and later of accessory to murder and had already been tried three times in Geneva. The defendant is accused by the public prosecutor of having consented to the shooting of seven prisoners by a hit squad during a prison mutiny.
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