Against humanity: the trial against Patti for the murder of former deputy Diego Muñiz Barreto begins

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A new oral trial begins on Friday against Luis Abelardo Patti, former Bonaerense police commissioner, accused of being a necessary participant in the murder of former National Deputy Diego Muu00f1iz Barreto and the attempted murder of his secretary, Juan Josu00e9 Fernu00e1ndez, during the last dictatorship. The National Human Rights Secretary is the plaintiff in the case, which will be held virtually and will take place before the Federal Oral Court 2 in San Martu00edn. Muu00f1iz Barreto and Fernu00e1ndez were kidnapped on February 16, 1977, and were later taken to a secret detention center in Campo de Mayo, where they were held for two weeks and then thrown into a car to make it look like an accident. Patti was previously convicted in 2011 for the kidnapping and torture of Muu00f1iz Barreto and Fernu00e1ndez, but the charge of homicide was previously dropped due to a procedural irregularity. With the reversal of that decision by the Supreme Court of Justice, Patti will now face trial for his responsibility in the murder.