B.
Regarding the alleged victims
49.
Diana Maidanik Potasnik was 21 when the incident occurred and was studying
child psychology. Her next of kin are her mother, Flora Potasnik, and her cousin, Mónica
Raquel Wodzislawski.39
50.
Laura Raggio Odizzio was 19 when the incident occurred and was a student. Her
next of kin are her mother, Marta Odizzio de Raggio, and her brothers, Horado Enrique
Raggio Odizzio and Daniel Raggio Odizzio.40
51.
Silvia Reyes de Barrios was 21 when the incident occurred and was more than six
months pregnant. Her next of kin are her parents, Arturo Ricardo Reyes Gaetán and
Celia Natividad Sedarri Aparicio, and her sister, Estela Reyes. Silvia Reyes was married
to Washington Javier Barrios Fernández and was close to her husband’s parents,
Washington Barrios and Hilda María Fernández Rodríguez, as well as to her sister-in-law,
Jaqueline Barrios.41
52.
Luis Eduardo González González was 22 when the event occurred and was a
married medical student, a laborer and a member of the Communist and Revolutionary
Party of Uruguay. His next of kin are his mother, Amalia González de González, and his
wife, Elena Zaffaroni Rocco, who was pregnant at the time of the event. Their son was
born in April 1975.42
53.
Óscar Tassino Asteazu was 40 when the event occurred and was a union leader
of the Group of the Administration of State Factories and Telephones (AUTE) and an
active militant of the Communist Party of Uruguay. His next of kin are his wife, Disnarda
Ema Flores Soler de Tassino, his daughter, Karina Teresa Tassino and his brothers, Javier
Tassino and Álvaro Luis Tassino.43
C.
Background information and facts of the case
C.1 The facts concerning Laura Raggio, Silvia Reyes and Diana Maidanik and the
investigation into the events
54.
The Court notes that the events prior to April 19, 1985, date of Uruguay’s
acceptance of the Court’s contentious jurisdiction, relating to Ms. Maidanik, Ms. Reyes
and Ms. Raggio will be considered as factual background to the case submitted to the
Complaint of October 15, 1986, regarding the "homicides" of Ms. Raggio, Ms. Reyes and Ms. Maidanik
(evidence file, annex 2(1) to the Merits Report, fs. 269 to 274).
39
40
Complaint of October 15, 1986, regarding the "homicides" of Ms. Raggio, Ms. Reyes and Ms. Maidanik.
Complaint of October 15, 1986, regarding the "homicides" of Ms. Raggio, Ms. Reyes and Ms. Maidanik.
The representative pointed out that Washington Javier Barrios Fernández is disappeared. The facts surrounding
his disappearance were not submitted to the Court.
41
Complaint presented by Amalia González de González, regarding the disappearance of her son, Luis
Eduardo González, to the Tenth Criminal Court (evidence file, annex 1(1) to the Merits Report, fs. 7 to 20).
42
Complaint of Disnarda Flores, regarding the disappearance of Óscar Tassino Asteazu (evidence file,
annex 1(1) to the Merits Report, fs. 970 to 982).
43
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