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Puerto Rico judge sentences protester over governor in-laws property demonstration

Judge Vilmary Rodríguez Pardo sentenced Iona Fournier Gómez to 18 months probation for 2023 protest charges.

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Judge Vilmary Rodríguez Pardo of the Mayagüez Tribunal sentenced Iona Fournier Gómez to 18 months concurrent probation for charges related to the 9 July 2023 protest at La Parguera. [1] Iona Fournier Gómez pleaded guilty in July 2024 prior to trial to four criminal charges after four original felony offences were reclassified [2][4] Puerto Rico Department of Justice secretary Lourdes L. Gómez Torres stated the Mayagüez First Instance Court sentenced Iona Fournier Gómez on this date for 2023 La Parguera incidents [3] Three remaining accused persons Francesca Vélez Ramírez, Juan Edil Rodríguez González, and Sheila Mejía Luciano are still awaiting trial for the protest charges. [5] Puerto Rico Police reported that on 9 July 2023 protesters damaged private property and assaulted police officers during La Parguera incidents [6]
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  1. Judge Vilmary Rodríguez Pardo of the Mayagüez Tribunal sentenced Iona Fournier Gómez to 18 months concurrent probation for charges related to the 9 July 2023 protest at La Parguera. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  2. Iona Fournier Gómez pleaded guilty in July 2024 prior to trial to four criminal charges after four original felony offences were reclassified · La Voz Digital de Puerto Rico
  3. Puerto Rico Department of Justice secretary Lourdes L. Gómez Torres stated the Mayagüez First Instance Court sentenced Iona Fournier Gómez on this date for 2023 La Parguera incidents · La Voz Digital de Puerto Rico
  4. Iona Fournier Gómez entered a guilty plea in July 2024 prior to the scheduled start of her trial. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  5. Three remaining accused persons Francesca Vélez Ramírez, Juan Edil Rodríguez González, and Sheila Mejía Luciano are still awaiting trial for the protest charges. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  6. Puerto Rico Police reported that on 9 July 2023 protesters damaged private property and assaulted police officers during La Parguera incidents · La Voz Digital de Puerto Rico
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