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Attack on the Capitol / Prosecutors seek 33 years in prison for the former leader of the far-right group

2023-08-30 14:57:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Attack on the Capitol / Prosecutors seek 33 years in prison for the former

Former Proud Boys frontman Enrique Tarrio is expected to be sentenced Wednesday on charges of a botched plot to keep former President Donald Trump in power after he lost the 2020 election. .

His conviction ends one of the most significant criminal trials related to the violent attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 that occurred as lawmakers gathered to certify Democrat Joe Biden's victory.

Prosecutors have sought a 33-year prison sentence for Tarrio even though he was arrested and ordered to leave Washington, as members of the group 'Proud Boys' joined thousands of Mr Trump's supporters at the Capitol. But prosecutors say Tarrio organized and led the group's attack from afar, inspiring followers with his charisma and penchant for propaganda.

Enrique Tarrio was the lead defendant in one of the most significant cases the Justice Department prosecuted related to the Capitol attack. He and three others were convicted in May of charges including conspiracy to riot — a rare Civil War-era offense that the Justice Department accused members of far-right groups of playing a key role in the January 6 attack.

"Using his powerful platform, Tarrio has repeatedly and publicly shown that he has no remorse for assisting in what happened on January 6," a court filing said.

Recently, the Department of Justice has also sued Mr. Trump for conspiracy to subvert the American democratic system, accusing the former president of conspiring in the days before the attack to overturn the election results that declared him the loser.

Mr Trump, who is the Republican front-runner for the 2024 presidential election, insists he has not broken the law. His trial on this matter is set for March 4.

The 33-year prison sentence that prosecutors have recommended for 39-year-old Enrique Tarrion, of Miami, is nearly twice as long as the harshest sentence handed down so far as part of a massive criminal prosecution by the Department of Corrections. Justice related to January 6.

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been jailed for 18 years for conspiracy to rebel and other charges.

During this week, Judge Timothy Kelly is expected to determine the sentencing measures for three more members of the 'Proud Boys' group, who were convicted by a jury in May.

Entique Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl were convicted of conspiracy to commit sedition. A fifth member of the Proud Boys, Dominic Pezzola, was acquitted of conspiracy to riot but convicted of other serious charges.

Prosecutors have recommended 33 years in prison for Biggs, 30 years for Rehl, 27 years for Nordean and 20 years for Pezzola.

More than 1,100 people have been charged with federal crimes in connection with the violent attack on the Capitol. More than 600 of them have been convicted and more than half have received punitive measures of imprisonment./ VOA





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