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Carrascosa Seeks Reparations for Wrongful Conviction, Files Inter-American Claim and Moves to Sue Buenos Aires Province

The exonerated widower seeks moral and financial compensation after six years in prison followed by house arrest.

Overview

  • Attorney Fernando Díaz Canto confirmed a filing before the Inter-American human rights system seeking state accountability for an erroneous conviction and its consequences.
  • A separate judicial claim against the Province of Buenos Aires is being initiated to pursue compensation, with the eventual amount to be set by the court.
  • Carrascosa was sentenced to life in 2009, spent about six years in the Campana penitentiary, later served house arrest, and was definitively acquitted in 2016 after a review ordered in 2014.
  • Nicolás Pachelo is serving a life sentence confirmed in 2024 for robbery and the homicide of María Marta García Belsunce, a determination that underpins the reparations effort.
  • Carrascosa says he sold properties to pay legal costs over two decades and hopes the proceedings progress quickly so he can see some benefit.