lunes, 31 de marzo de 2014

Solicitan enjuiciamiento a Maduro ante la Corte (10 puntos)

Diputados opositores de Venezuela lo pedirán por el "uso excesivo" de la fuerza en los choques contra los manifestantes. "Es una grave violación a los derechos humanos", dijo el legislador Walter Márquez

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El bloque de diputados opositores pedirá ante la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) el enjuiciamiento del presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, por el "uso excesivo" de la fuerza oficial en los choques contra los manifestantes en el estado Táchira, considerados como "crímenes de lesa humanidad".


"Los detienen por estar protestando de acuerdo a las garantías constitucionales. Les simulan hechos punibles, les siembran cualquier prueba. A la mayoría los someten a tratos crueles, inhumanos o degradantes. Es una grave violación a los derechos humanos que constituye delitos o crímenes de lesa humanidad", dijo Walter Márquez, diputado en la Asamblea Nacional.


En este sentido sostuvo que "con base en el estatuto de Roma que tipifica los crímenes de lesa humanidad", los diputados opositores solicitarán el "enjuiciamiento del presidente, Nicolás Maduro, del gobernador del Táchira, José Gregorio Vielma Mora" y de otros jefes militares y policiales de la región venezolana.


Según Márquez, todos ellos son los responsables de los hechos de "represión" ocurridos durante las últimas horas en San Cristóbal. "Estamos recabando las pruebas a través de una investigación multidisciplinaria para hacer la denuncia ante el organismo de la justicia penal internacional", acotó.


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El parlamentario explicó que "para acudir a instancias internacionales se requieren varios elementos, entre ellos que no sea un hecho aislado, sino que ocurran ataques sistemáticos y que se le haya causado daño a la población civil".


"Aquí hubo ataques sistemáticos y progresivos. Le causaron daños a la población civil al margen del conflicto, al lanzar bombas lacrimógenas dentro de las viviendas, causando destrozos, ahogos a niños, ancianos y personas con discapacidad; llevándose a personas detenidas dentro de sus casas, y sometiendo a torturas, tratos crueles, inhumanos y degradantes, a la mayor parte de los detenidos", detalló.


Márquez aseguró que "los diputados de oposición no dejarán impune los hechos ocurridos, y menos aún cuando son delitos que no prescriben".


"Se han registrado ataques de la Guardia Nacional y Policía Nacional Bolivariana a centros de salud (...) viéndose afectados pacientes, médicos y enfermeras por el efecto de los gases, violándose con ello la Convención de Ginebra", concluyó.


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Valdés estará siete meses de baja, tras ser operado de la rodilla en Alemania




Actualizado hoy hace 46 minutos


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BARCELONA -- El portero titular del Barcelona, Víctor Valdés, estará de baja unos siete meses para recuperarse de una lesión en la rodilla, que ha requerido una intervención quirúrgica este lunes en Alemania, ha informado el club catalán.


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Getty imagesEl portero del Barça fue operado con éxito



El jugador ha sido sometido a una operación por los doctores Ulrich Boenisch y Ricard Pruna en Augsburgo de la rotura del ligamento cruzado anterior.


Según el comunicado del Barça, se le ha sometido a Valdés a una "sutura en el menisco interno de la rodilla derecha", intervención que ha finalizado de forma "satisfactoria".


El jugador se lesionó el miércoles de la semana pasada en el partido Barcelona-Celta (3-0), cuando en una acción sin mayor peligro en el minuto 20 de la primera parte apoyó mal el pie derecho cuando intentaba detener el balón y acabó lesionado, teniendo que ser retirado del campo en camilla.


El futbolista, que acaba su contrato el próximo 30 de junio, ha finalizado de la peor forma su relación con el Barcelona, después de una dilatada carrera en Can Barça desde que ingresó cuando era muy joven.


A pesar de que el Barça le ha ofrecido renovar el contrato, y más después de la lesión, todo indica a que el jugador se desligará de la entidad y que fichará con casi toda probabilidad por el Mónaco, como así han apuntado diversas fuentes periodísticas.


Después de la operación, el Barcelona no ha dado ninguna información acerca de cómo realizará el periodo de recuperación el jugador, ni dónde, concretamente cuando finalice su relación con le entidad, dentro de tres meses.





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Directora promete balas a quien intente serrucharla (0 puntos)




“Hay una bala para quien intente sacarme del cargo”


Una docente denuncia a la directora de la escuela por amenazas agresiones y malversación.


Liliana Nieva, es una docente que se desempeña hace aproximadamente una década en la Escuela 844 de la localidad de Yutu Yacu. Desde hace un par de años atrás comenzó a ser el blanco de amenazas y constantes agresiones por parte de la directora de la institución. Además, la maestra asegura que los alumnos, son “maltratados” por la responsable de la escuela al igual que sus padres.


"Todos le tienen terror, no es directora, es dictadora" dijo Liliana, quien desde el viernes pasado esta siendo tratada por un tema bucal. "Estoy segura que ahora que la denuncié me esta atacando con macumbas"


Directora promete balas a quien intente serrucharla


Liliana tambien acusa a la directora de hacerle una brujeria para deformarle la boca


En diálogo con Nuevo Diario, Nieva contó el tormento que está viviendo en su lugar de trabajo: “La directora de la escuela —identificada como Blanca Graciela González— es agresiva, impulsiva y perversa. Me juró en una de las aulas que tiene una ‘bala para quien intentara sacarla del cargo’ y que su marido se encargará de matarme. La misma amenaza la hizo frente a todo el colegio antes”.


“En más de una oportunidad, la directora agredió físicamente a los alumnos, por lo que los padres radicaron la denuncia. Zamarrea a los chicos y por la agresividad de los ataques en más de una oportunidad quedó con los cabellos de los chicos en las manos”, indicó Nieva; al mismo tiempo que aseguró: “No sólo agrede a los alumnos, sino que se queda con las donaciones y dinero del comedor de los chicos. Hay denuncias de ello, pero nunca se hizo nada”.


“Un diablo con guardapolvo”

Por otra parte, Liliana Nieva manifestó que “González toma a los chicos del cabello y comienza a retarlos delante del resto de la población estudiantil y los insulta”. “La directora, antes de enseñar buenos valores, discrimina a los niños y le dice que sus madres son prostitutas o mujeres de la calle”, puntualizó la maestra Nievas.


Sobre el hecho, hay denuncias radicadas en la Comisaría 40ª y en el Juzgado de Las Termas.



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Homenaje de mi banda al pueblo Argentino (0 puntos)

Hola a todos.. antes que nada buen comienzo de semana, y segundo... queria dejarles este tema de mi banda, "Molusco Robotico" basado en nuestro pais, la gente y todos los poderosos que fueron detras de sus intereses personales y se cagaron en toda la gente, este tema habla que detras de todo lo malo, nuestro pais es hermoso y esta lleno de cosas que estos corruptos nos hacen olvidar! En honor a los combatientes de Malvinas.

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A 32 años de Malvinas, recordamos a los exc (0 puntos)

A 32 años de Malvinas, recordamos a los exc

A días del 2 de abril, Gustavo Schroeder, Edgardo Gómez, José María Lambertini, Carlos Alberto Seip, Gustavo Amaro y José Antonio Evangelista contaron sus historias antes, durante y después de la Guerra de 1982. Además, suplemento especial por los 89 años del Club Náutico de Mar del Plata.

El nuevo ejemplar de nuestro Semanario Gráfico, la edición 221, viene con todo. A 32 años de la Guerra Malvinas, “el Retrato…” reunió a los exsoldados combatientes marplatenses Gustavo Schroeder, Edgardo Gómez, José María Lambertini, Carlos Alberto Seip, Gustavo Amaro y José Antonio Evangelista, quienes resumieron sus vivencias en las islas del sur. Héroes, de ayer y siempre.


El drama de los homicidios en Mar del Plata; el concejal kircherista Fernando Maraude y su análisis del presente Concejo Deliberante; la triste realidad del emblemático Diario El Atlántico, las gimnastas Ayelén Tarabini, Camila Klesa, Merlina Galera y Belén Stoffel (bajo las órdenes de Lucía y Marina Lamanda) se preparan para representar al país en distintos torneos por el mundo; el delantero Ángel Vildozo y su momento en Aldosivi.


En “La Contra”, la palabra de los periodistas Diego Olave y Javier Vicente, fervientes defensores del “Fútbol para Todos”. El imperdible “¿Será Verdad?”. Y, como si fuera poco, suplemento especial por los 89 años del prestigioso Club Náutico de Mar del Plata. ¿Se lo van a perder?


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Molieron a golpes a un ladrón (0 puntos)

Molieron a golpes a un ladrón

Edición impresa. Vecinos del barrio de Palermo hicieron justicia por mano propia cuando lograron atrapar a un delincuente que le había robado la cartera a una mujer, señala el Diario Crónica.


Decenas de personas molieron a golpes a un ladrón a tan sólo dos cuadras del Alto Palermo, en un episodio de justicia por mano propia que en los últimos días tomó notoriedad en la opinión pública con hechos similares que ocurrieron en Rosario y Santa Fe.


​El suceso tuvo lugar en Charcas y Coronel Díaz cuando un joven -que no tendría más de 16 años le robó la cartera a una mujer. En ese momento transeúntes que observaron el episodio comenzaron a perseguirlo hasta darle alcance. Al precoz delincuente lo arrinconaron contra un edificio, donde habría sido sujetado por un hombre robusto, que sería el encargado. En ese momento los enardecidos vecinos comenzaron a darle patadas en todo el cuerpo, incluido en la cabeza. De acuerdo con el relato de testigos, el ladrón manaba abundante sangre de la boca. “Le quiso robar la cartera a mi mujer”, dijo uno de los agresores.


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Alberto, que trabaja en uno de los locales de la esquina de Charcas y Coronel Díaz -a dos cuadras del Alto Palermo-, fue testigo presencial de lo ocurrido: “La gente vio lo que ocurría y salieron a correrlo. Y reaccionaron violentamente porque la policía tardó mucho en llegar. Alcancé a escuchar al ladrón que pedía a los gritos ‘llamen a la policía que me quieren matar’”.


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A mediados de la semana pasada murió un ladrón por la paliza que le dieron los vecinos de Rosario por haberle robado la cartera a una mujer. Después de eso hubo tres nuevos episodios en los que habitantes de distintas zonas intentaron hacer justicia por mano propia para matar o herir a los delincuentes que querían asaltarlos. Dos de los hechos se registraron en los barrios San Martín, de la ciudad de Santa Fe, y Echesortu, de Rosario. El restante ocurrió en Villa Gobernador Gálvez.







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In 1987, the area surrounding this pump house and dirt road in Mascotte, Florida, became the scene of a crime with repercussions that are still being felt nearly 30 years later. Click through the gallery for details of the case, including more crime scene and evidence photos from <a href='http://ift.tt/1fFHQsH' target='_blank'>CNN's "Death Row Stories."</a>In 1987, the area surrounding this pump house and dirt road in Mascotte, Florida, became the scene of a crime with repercussions that are still being felt nearly 30 years later. Click through the gallery for details of the case, including more crime scene and evidence photos from CNN's "Death Row Stories."

Today, former Mascotte Police Department officer James Duckett faces execution for the rape and murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee. Today, former Mascotte Police Department officer James Duckett faces execution for the rape and murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee.

The night of May 11, 1987, Teresa left her mother Dorothy McAbee's home in Mascotte, walking alone to a nearby Circle K convenience store to buy a pencil. The night of May 11, 1987, Teresa left her mother Dorothy McAbee's home in Mascotte, walking alone to a nearby Circle K convenience store to buy a pencil.

Later, a resident reported a girl's body floating in nearby Knight Lake, not far from the pump house and dirt road. It was Teresa McAbee. An autopsy showed she had been raped, strangled and thrown into the water.Later, a resident reported a girl's body floating in nearby Knight Lake, not far from the pump house and dirt road. It was Teresa McAbee. An autopsy showed she had been raped, strangled and thrown into the water.

Investigators found tire tracks along that road near the body. The tracks matched the pattern of police cars driven by the Mascotte Police Department, including Officer Duckett. Investigators found tire tracks along that road near the body. The tracks matched the pattern of police cars driven by the Mascotte Police Department, including Officer Duckett.

When Duckett arrived at the crime scene, his police cruiser was impounded for further investigation. Fingerprints matching Teresa's were found on the car hood. When Duckett arrived at the crime scene, his police cruiser was impounded for further investigation. Fingerprints matching Teresa's were found on the car hood.

Police questioned Duckett, who denied that Teresa ever sat on the hood of his cruiser. He was charged with sexual battery of a minor and first degree murder.Police questioned Duckett, who denied that Teresa ever sat on the hood of his cruiser. He was charged with sexual battery of a minor and first degree murder.

The prosecution's lead witness, Gwen Gurley, testified that she saw Teresa outside the Circle K the night of the murder. She also testified that she saw Duckett drive off with "a small person" in his patrol car. The prosecution's lead witness, Gwen Gurley, testified that she saw Teresa outside the Circle K the night of the murder. She also testified that she saw Duckett drive off with "a small person" in his patrol car.

Duckett's police notebook appears to show Duckett visited another convenience store -- a Jiffy Stop -- around the time of the murder, providing him with a possible alibi. But the notebook was not introduced at trial. Veteran homicide detective Marshall Frank -- who interviewed Duckett for a crime novel -- told CNN's "<a href='http://ift.tt/1fFHQsH' target='_blank'>Death Row Stories</a>" the "Jiffy Stop entry wasn't in the same order as the other loggings. And I thought that was odd."Duckett's police notebook appears to show Duckett visited another convenience store -- a Jiffy Stop -- around the time of the murder, providing him with a possible alibi. But the notebook was not introduced at trial. Veteran homicide detective Marshall Frank -- who interviewed Duckett for a crime novel -- told CNN's "Death Row Stories" the "Jiffy Stop entry wasn't in the same order as the other loggings. And I thought that was odd."

An FBI agent who also was an expert hair examiner for the prosecution testified that a pubic hair found in Teresa's underwear had "exactly the same characteristics" as sample hairs taken from Duckett. After a trial, jurors found Duckett guilty. He was sentenced to death. Later a Justice Department report said the FBI agent had falsely testified about hair analysis in other cases, calling his testimony in Duckett's trial into question. After more than 25 years on death row, Duckett maintains his innocence. An FBI agent who also was an expert hair examiner for the prosecution testified that a pubic hair found in Teresa's underwear had "exactly the same characteristics" as sample hairs taken from Duckett. After a trial, jurors found Duckett guilty. He was sentenced to death. Later a Justice Department report said the FBI agent had falsely testified about hair analysis in other cases, calling his testimony in Duckett's trial into question. After more than 25 years on death row, Duckett maintains his innocence.

Although Gurley later recanted her testimony in a sworn deposition, she pleaded the Fifth Amendment at a formal hearing, fearing perjury charges. Gurley now claims she was coerced into recanting. "The last time I saw Teresa McAbee, she was in James Duckett's police car," she told CNN's "<a href='http://ift.tt/1fFHQsH' target='_blank'>Death Row Stories</a>."Although Gurley later recanted her testimony in a sworn deposition, she pleaded the Fifth Amendment at a formal hearing, fearing perjury charges. Gurley now claims she was coerced into recanting. "The last time I saw Teresa McAbee, she was in James Duckett's police car," she told CNN's "Death Row Stories."

"We have an innocent guy here. This is crazy." Duckett's appellate attorney Beth Wells told CNN's "<a href='http://ift.tt/1fFHQsH' target='_blank'>Death Row Stories</a>." Duckett and Wells await a decision by Florida's Supreme Court on their request for an evidentiary hearing. "I'm 100% confident that when they evaluate this evidence they're going to say, 'You know what? We got it wrong. We have to give this guy a new trial.'""We have an innocent guy here. This is crazy." Duckett's appellate attorney Beth Wells told CNN's "Death Row Stories." Duckett and Wells await a decision by Florida's Supreme Court on their request for an evidentiary hearing. "I'm 100% confident that when they evaluate this evidence they're going to say, 'You know what? We got it wrong. We have to give this guy a new trial.'"

"I just want justice for my daughter. That's what I want," Dorothy McAbee told CNN's "Death Row Stories." "26 years -- I'm tired. I don't think I'm ever going to have closure, because he's never going to admit it.""I just want justice for my daughter. That's what I want," Dorothy McAbee told CNN's "Death Row Stories." "26 years -- I'm tired. I don't think I'm ever going to have closure, because he's never going to admit it."








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  • Veteran Miami homicide detective opens up about interrogating suspects

  • Retired detective Marshall Frank writes crime novels and holds seminars

  • Since his detective days, Frank has changed his mind about the death penalty

  • Frank describes how he elicited a confession from convicted killer Paul Eugene Rowles




CNN's original series, "Death Row Stories," explores America's capital punishment system each Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Follow us at facebook.com/cnn or Twitter @CNNorigSeries using #DeathRowStories


(CNN) -- As a Miami-area homicide detective, Marshall Frank has met some really bad people.


Now retired, the 30-year law enforcement veteran reveals trade secrets about how he "made friends" with criminals and coaxed them to confess.


For example, take Paul Eugene Rowles -- a convicted murderer and sexual predator who died last year in a Florida prison. When he was with Metro-Dade Police in 1972, Frank arrested Rowles for the strangling death of Rowles' Miami neighbor, Linda Fida.


Frank, who spoke with CNN by phone, described the handsome, 6-foot, blue-eyed Rowles as "someone you trust right away, very pleasant to talk to, soft spoken, somebody you wouldn't think would be a dangerous killer. But these killers are the most dangerous of all."





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For them, Frank said, killing is "like an addiction, like heroin, and they've gotta have that murder fix."


So, how did Frank get Rowles to confess? "I made friends with him," he said matter-of-factly. "It took half an hour."


But he didn't do it alone. "I had another cop in the room with me, and we knew each other's methods. The other detective just stayed quiet. He was there for support, but not to be a part of the interrogation."


Sitting close to Rowles with his knees almost touching him, Frank said he would lean toward him during the interrogation. "I was really appearing to be interested in him," Frank said. Then they started talking about how Rowles' life, family, father and mother had all affected him and "how that led to what he had just done."


And then Rowles began "blathering the confession out," Frank said. "He started crying."


Although Rowles was sentenced to life in prison, he was paroled in 1985. Nine years later Rowles was convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor and sentenced to 19 years. In 2012, DNA testing linked Rowles to the 1992 murder of 21-year-old Elizabeth Foster. Before Rowles died last year, police tried to interview him, without success, to determine if he was behind the disappearance of 20-year-old Tiffany Sessions in 1989. After his death, investigators found a journal in Rowles' cell with a note that read "2/9/89" -- the date Sessions disappeared. "No. 2" was scrawled on both sides of the notation. Police believe it's an indication that Sessions was Rowles' second victim.


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Crime novelist Marshall Frank served for 30 years as a Miami-area police officer and homicide detective.

Crime novelist Marshall Frank served for 30 years as a Miami-area police officer and homicide detective.



In 2003, Frank played a very different role in another Florida murder case. While researching a crime novel, Frank began corresponding with James Duckett, a former police officer who was convicted and sentenced to death for the 1987 murder of an 11-year-old girl named Teresa McAbee. Duckett has been on death row for more than 25 years, as the appeals process plays out. Frank sat face-to-face with Duckett in a prison lunchroom, a conversation both men describe in CNN's documentary series, "Death Row Stories," airing this Sunday at 9 p.m. ET.


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Successfully interrogating suspects one-on-one, Frank said, requires patience. "You can't come across as though you're personally involved," he said. "You can't come across like you're mad or angry or impatient or putting pressure on.


Real jailhouse police questioning doesn't happen the way it's portrayed by Hollywood. According to Frank, the cliché, the two-cops-on-one-suspect scenario with angry, screaming interrogators isn't part of the real world.


We've broken down Frank's method into three ideas:


1. "The most important thing is gaining their confidence, respect and cooperation." Frank repeated his theme: "I just kinda made friends."


2. "At the beginning of the interrogation you don't even go into what you're there for. You wait five minutes. Wait 15 minutes, 30 minutes. There's no hurry. What you want to do is get the person talking and feeling good about talking to you."


3. "Eventually you just work your way into whatever the issue is. Next thing you know, someone's just blathering a confession. Believe me that's how it worked."


'I just got a hunch'


During all his years on the force, Frank claims he never arrested the wrong person in a case. But he came close. Frank told a story about a case where he questioned a man whose aunt accused him of raping her.





I just got a hunch — something about the guy.

Marshall Frank, retired homicide detective




"During the interrogation he was adamant that he didn't do it," Frank recalled. "Well of course a lot of guilty people are adamant that they didn't do it. But I just got a hunch — something about the guy. So I started thinking, 'Maybe we ought to check this out further before we actually book him.' We went back out on the streets, and we found the aunt again, and we polygraphed her. After polygraphing her, she admitted that she had told a lie."


Frank said it turned out the aunt had "an ulterior motive about her wanting to have him arrested." He then freed the suspect.


The 'conveyor belt'


After three decades as a law enforcement officer, Frank has some opinions about America's justice system.


Public defender resources are overburdened, Frank said. Which sometimes contributes to less than fair circumstances.


"It's really an uneven system to have people who can afford a good attorney and other people who can only afford public defenders," Frank said. "I asked a public defender once, 'How do you keep up with the caseload?' And he said, 'It's like Lucille Ball and the conveyor belt: You just can't keep up with it.'"


A lot of public defenders are talented and would like to do a better job, Frank said. "But they're constrained by the enormous stresses and the pressures to keep up with their caseloads.


The death penalty


CNN's "Death Row Stories" draws back the curtain on how murder cases are investigated and prosecuted. It connects the judicial dots between the crimes, the evidence, the trial and the death chamber. Frank joked about his days as a "hotshot detective," when he used to favor the use of the death penalty in some cases.


But in the years after his retirement in 1990, Frank has turned a 180 on the issue. Now 73, Frank has been writing crime novels, which require many hours of research.




In 1972, Marshall Frank arrested Paul Eugene Rowles for the strangling death of Rowles\' Miami neighbor, Linda Fida.

In 1972, Marshall Frank arrested Paul Eugene Rowles for the strangling death of Rowles' Miami neighbor, Linda Fida.



"The death penalty is something I researched a lot about," he said. "How many times do we find people who've had life sentences and 25 years later DNA proves them to be innocent? Those same people could easily have been executed by now. I'm sure that there have been people executed who are innocent."


That's just not acceptable, he said.


"I've realized that society can't sacrifice some innocent people once in a while just so it can get all the guilty ones."


Frank said society should consider alternative punishments for dangerous criminals. "Because, basically, putting someone to death is murder," Frank said. "It's intentional murder. Premeditated murder. Isn't it?"


Are overburdened defense attorneys breaking America's justice system? What do you think? Tell us in the comments below.


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