The verdict in the transphobic murder of human rights activist Diana Sacayán was historic: for the first time in Latin America, the crime against a trans woman was convicted as a hate crime based on gender identity. The president of the Oral Criminal Court No. 4, Adolfo Calvete, read the verdict shortly after noon in the same courtroom where the trial took place.
The Oral Criminal and Correctional Court No. 4 of the City of Buenos Aires unanimously sentenced Gabriel David Marino to life imprisonment for the murder of transgender human rights activist Amancay Diana Sacayán. In its verdict, the court determined that it was a hate crime motivated by gender-based violence (aggravating circumstances 4 and 11 of the Penal Code). This is an unprecedented and historic ruling. This trial marked the first time the term "transvesticide" was used in court records.
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