30/10/2024 17:44 (UTC)

Trial begins for those responsible for the murder of brazilian councilwoman Marielle Franco

Rio de Janeiro, Oct 30 (EFE). – The trial against two former police officers accused of the 2018 murder of Brazilian councilwoman and human rights activist Marielle Franco began this Wednesday in Rio de Janeiro, with testimony from her aide Fernanda Gonzalez Chaves, the sole survivor of the attack.

Camera: Antonio Lacerda - María Angelica Troncoso

Statements by: Marinete da Silva, mother of Marielle Franco

TRANSLATION:

“After so much time, I am living as if it were the very day they took my daughter away from me.We are going to (try) these men who confessed to the crime to say that this is not normal anywhere, in any democracy, to do what they did to my daughter and what they do to so many young people.”

Metadata

Date: 30/10/2024 16:49 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Crime, law and justice » Crime
Crime, law and justice » Justice and rights
Politics » Human rights
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 107 seconds
Reference: 55015095323
Relevance: Normal