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policemen to decide whether or not to notify the Juvenile Judge of children or
adolescents detained;32
B)
With respect to Walter David Bulacio
2.
Walter David Bulacio was born on November 14, 1973 and he lived in the
Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina;33
3.
Walter David Bulacio studied at a secondary school and worked as a caddie at
a golf field, where he earned $400 (four hundred pesos), equivalent to US$400.00
(four hundred United States dollars) monthly;34
4.
on April 19, 1991 the Argentine Federal Police conducted a massive detention,
including that of youth Walter David Bulacio, in the vicinity of the Obras Sanitarias
de la Nación stadium, where a rock concert was taking place;35
5.
Walter David Bulacio died on April 26, 1991;36
C)
With respect to domestic remedies
6.
the court case regarding the injuries to and death of Walter David Bulacio, as
well as that regarding his detention and that of other persons, underwent various
judicial actions, such as disqualifications, objections, and challenges which have led
to delays in the proceedings. Judicial actions that stand out in this regard include
separation and joinder of the case, successive conflicts over jurisdiction, which have
even reached the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, as well as decisions
32
Cf., Expert Opinion of Sofía Tiscornia before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on March
6, 2003; Expert Opinion of Emilio García Méndez, submitted in writing on April 15, 2003, in a file at the
Secretariat entitled “Caso Bulacio. Fondo. Tomo IV”, sheets 801 and ff; and Expert Opinion of Máximo
Emiliano Sozzo submitted in writing on April 21, 2003, in a file at the Secretariat entitled “Caso Bulacio.
Fondo. Tomo IV”, sheets 815 and ff.
33
Cf., Birth certificate of Walter David Bulacio, issued on November 14, 1973 by the Registrar’s
Office of Marital Status and Capacity of Persons in the Municipality of the City of Buenos Aires, case nº
2,018 entitled “ESPOSITO, Miguel Ángel s/privación ilegal de la libertad calificada y reiterada”, at the
Secretariat of the Court, volume I, sheet 22.
34
Cf., Study certificate for Walter David Bulacio issued on October 31, 1900 by the Instituto Privado
Incorporado a la Enseñanza Oficial “Juan Manuel de Rosas”; and Testimony of Graciela Rosa Scavone
before the Inter-American Court on March 6, 2003.
35
Cf., April 22, 1999 brief addressed by the 7th Police Station to the 35th Police Station, case No.
2,018 entitled “ESPOSITO, Miguel Ángel s/privación ilegal de la libertad calificada y reiterada”, at the
Secretariat of the Court, volume I, sheets 14–15; Statement rendered on April 21, 1991 by the Deputy
Inspector, Domingo Andrés Toledo, at the 7th Police Station, case No. 2,018, entitled “ESPOSITO, Miguel
Ángel s/privación ilegal de la libertad calificada y reiterada”, at the Secretariat of the Court, volume I,
sheet 1; and Rulings and attestation of preliminary proceedings issued on April 21, 1991 by the 7th Police
Station, case No. 2,018, entitled “ESPOSITO, Miguel Ángel s/privación ilegal de la libertad calificada y
reiterada”, at the Secretariat of the Court, volume I, sheet 2.
36
Cf., Autopsy No. 851 of Walter David Bulacio on April 26, 1991 by physicians Ricardo Ernesto
Risso and Daniel Adrián Crescenti, Forensic Physicians of the National Courts, case No. 2,018 entitled
“ESPOSITO, Miguel Ángel s/privación ilegal de la libertad calificada y reiterada”, at the Secretariat of the
Court, body I, sheet 43; and Death Certificate of Walter David Bulacio issued by the Departamento Central
de Defunciones, Registro del Estado Civil y Capacidad de las Personas, Municipality of the city of Buenos
Aires, case nº 2,018 entitled “ESPOSITO, Miguel Ángel s/privación ilegal de la libertad calificada y
reiterada”, at the Secretariat of the Court, volume I, sheet 135.
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