German Embassy allegedly influenced Paraguay fatal crash acquittal, victim's sister claims

The family of Osvaldo Jacquet, who died in a November 2024 Ecovía accident, is speaking out against the acquittal of businessman Eugenio María Sanabria Vierci. Nancy Jacquet, Osvaldo's sister, claims the family was not informed about a reparation agreement that led to the case's dismissal.

Jacquet alleges that the German Embassy in Paraguay interfered in the legal proceedings. She stated that the guardian of the sole surviving minor, who is now in Germany, revealed the embassy had advised her to sign the agreement. This guardian, reportedly assisted by a German lawyer provided by the embassy, was allegedly told that Paraguayan justice is not as swift as German justice.

"They prepared and cooked everything so quickly to benefit this man," Jacquet told ABC Cardinal, expressing her belief that the agreement granted impunity. She emphasized that her niece, the survivor, did not have financial difficulties that would necessitate accepting such a deal. "I don't know the details of what she signed, but we explained that she gifted him impunity," Jacquet added, questioning the fairness of the outcome despite its legal basis in reparation of damages.