They arrested one of Cabezas' assassins but released him hours later

José Luis Auge, one of the four members of Los Horneros, convicted of murdering photographer José Luis Cabezas in the seaside resort of Pinamar on January 25, 1997, was arrested this Monday in the Buenos Aires town of Berisso by police officers who determined that He had two arrest warrants from 2007, although hours later he was released because the Dolores Justice indicated that the warrant had expired.

After learning of the arrest, the family of the Noticias magazine photographer, through his sister Gladys Cabezas, issued a statement in which they considered "memory essential so that the figure of José Luis Cabezas is always the symbol of the role of journalism." , and points out that this type of situation marks new "milestones of impunity for the soul and heart" and "a desire to obtain justice."

Police sources assured that Auge, 57, was detained by personnel from the Patrol Command during a vehicle control that was carried out on streets 66 and 123, in Berisso.

The troops intercepted the Ford Tránsit car in which Auge was driving and, after checking his data through the Police Capture System, two allegedly active requests appeared, both incidents issued by the Dolores Criminal and Correctional Appeals and Guarantees Chamber, dated December 2007, in the framework of the case for the murder of José Luis Cabezas.

The man, who said he currently works as a baker, was transferred to the Villa Progreso Detachment and was housed in a cell, while the police authorities contacted Dolores' camera to report whether the arrest warrants were still in force.

Hours later, one of the judges of the chamber confirmed to the Police that the arrest requests had been "extinguished", for which his immediate release was ordered.

Auge, like his accomplices Sergio González, Horacio Braga and Héctor Retana (now deceased) were sentenced in February 2000 by the Chamber of Dolores to life imprisonment, in a debate in which, in addition, police officer Gustavo Prellezo received life imprisonment , the officer Aníbal Luna, the officer Sergio Camaratta and the then custodian of businessman Alfredo Yabrán, Gregorio Rís.

In November 2003, the Buenos Aires Court of Cassation significantly reduced the sentences imposed and, thanks to the “2 for 1” law then in force, Los Horneros were benefited from prison terms —with the exception of Retana, who died in jail.

In 2007, both Braga and Auge had violated the conditions of house arrest and by order of the Justice they had returned to prison, but some time later they were released again.

“Almost 26 years after the brutal and treacherous murder of José Luis, the family considers memory essential so that his figure will always be the symbol of the role of journalism. It matters little why this murderer was arrested, who protected him so that he is a fugitive from Justice and who benefited him so that he is in undeserved freedom like so many others in Argentina”, says the statement from the photojournalist's family.

In addition, he adds that "good Argentines, who do not forget either, have found in the conviction of this aberrational act a sign of hope, in which the fight for truth and justice must set limits to power."

“As expressed by his co-workers, “the unanimous and persistent repudiation of the crime from all sectors of Argentine civil life, the relentless demand for justice until those responsible are found, and then the extended demand for the sentences to be effectively served they reveal an awareness and a social consensus that 25 years later are a differential asset that should not be minimized.

José Luis Auge, one of the four members of Los Horneros, convicted of murdering photographer José Luis Cabezas in the seaside resort of Pinamar on January 25, 1997, was arrested this Monday in the Buenos Aires town of Berisso by police officers who determined that He had two arrest warrants from 2007, although hours later he was released because the Dolores Justice indicated that the warrant had expired.