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| Three of the four kidnappers have now been sentenced |
Severe prison terms have
been sentenced in kidnapping and homicide cases.
José Ortíz Cuevas was
sentenced to 283 years for his role in the kidnapping and murder of Italian
restaurant owner Claudio Conti Bonetti of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, along with
five other cases of kidnapping.
Co-Conspirator Rubén Raúl Pérez
Mijangos was ordered to serve 77 years for his role in the kidnapping and
murder of Conti.
The two men, both
members of the Zetas criminal organization, abducted Conti in June 2008
Four alleged suspects
in Mexico's kidnapping of Italian businessman Claudio Conti Bonetti, who is
presumed dead, were captured by federal police, reported the Public Security
Secretariat (SSP) Conti Bonetti, 53, was
abducted on June 3, 2008. His captors demanded a ransom in pesos of the
equivalent of $ 700k USD.
His
death was ordered
Three of the detainees were part of the group " Los Zetas " assassins. One of them, Primitivo Ramírez, alias "El Pivo", was one of
the leaders of the organization's criminal cell in the state of Oaxaca.
According to his statement,
the businessman was murdered and his body buried in a grave dug in the place of
his captivity, a hotel called "El Capi". owned by another detainee
located in the Oaxacan town of Bajos de Chila.
In a room of the hotel
were found some books written in Italian that were provided to the victim. The
vehicle used in the kidnapping of the businessman was also located there.
The establishment
belongs to Vicente Adame Téllez, also nicknamed "El Capi" and one of
those responsible for the logistics of "Los Zetas" in the area. The
hotel was used to hold hostages and provide accommodation for members of the
criminal organization.
"A grave was excavated to bury Claudio Conti Bonetti, because during his captivity his death was ordered," the Ministry of Public Security reported in a press release.
The two were arrested a
year later
Earlier this year,
Rusbel “El Barbas” Ramírez Fuentes was sentenced to 48 years behind bars for
his participation in crime.
For its part, the
Mexican newspaper Reforma said that the authorities continued with the search
for the body of the Italian, after the kidnappers confessed to having killed, buried
and exhumed clandestinely.
Conti operated a hotel
and a restaurant; his life had inspired the Italian writer Pino Cacucci’s book
"Puerto Escondido", on which the film of the same title directed in
1992 by Gabriele Salvatores.
Great 4 less criminals on the streets.
ReplyDeletePor andar de calientes.
Delete“some books written in Italian that“... that says a lot to hear things like these. His captors gave him the false illusion that perhaps maybe someday he’d be set free. All the while they’re just squeezing him for every cent. Poor chap must’ve actually felt at ease amongst his captors. Time moves and all the while he was probably bonding with these guys thinking his freedom was on the horizon at any moment. - Sol Prendido
ReplyDeleteVery true. Reading your statement made me put myself in his shoes regarding trying to bond with his captors. Gave me the chills. I'm sure he's was thinking he'd be set free when the ransom was paid.
DeleteSol I am sorry for your lost, but sooner or later, they were going to kill him like vicious pit bulls.
DeleteMr Sol me to mate sorry to hear about you loss, cartel dummies are ruthless Killers, they deserve to be killed on the spot.
Deletefunny how these dirtbags are condemned with massive sentences yet cartel mass murdered are released daily with pure impunity and immunity. and given a license to keep massacring
ReplyDeleteSad thing is thousands of mexicans die every day at the hands of these lames and nothing is done.
ReplyDeleteAnd the other 100,000 plus Mexicans killed? When are their killers coming to justice???
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately justice in mex is a dollar bill or who you know. Change starts from the top echelon
Delete283 years in prison, my Gramma only made it to 86.
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