Unique trial held on Chile’s cultural heritage day
= Darth Vader, a character from the movie ‘Star Wars’, stood in court in Chile, South America.
On the 29th (local time), according to El Mercurio, a Chilean daily newspaper, and Latin American media Infova, Darth Vader appeared at the courthouse in Valparaiso, a port city 120 km away from Santiago, the capital.
This was a trial prepared by the Chilean judiciary to deeply understand the courts and the judicial system on the occasion of Cultural Heritage Day.
A person dressed as Darth Vader appeared in court as the accused. Actual judicial judges and lawyers also attended and argued for Darth Vader’s misconduct.
Local media reported that Darth Vader was charged with amputating Skywalker’s hand in a lightsaber duel with Luke Skywalker, one of the iconic scenes in Star Wars. This duel made a big impression on many movie fans as it led to a sequence that called out the line “Ah am your father” (I am your father).
Prosecutors asked for ‘weapon freezing’, saying, “The accused behaved completely viciously.” Regarding this, the lawyer appealed, “I am not seeking clemency from my client, but please consider that I am a human being with rights and a father (of the victim).”
About 100 people, including children, were packed in the audience. Due to the lack of seats provided by the court, some sat on the floor and watched closely.
María del Rosario Rabin, the head of the Valparaiso Court, said, “Based on my experience of facing countless criminal defendants, the existence of someone like Darth Vader is not a new fact.” did.
At the trial on this day, Darth Vader was sentenced to 30 years in a frozen prison, banned from accessing Luke Skywalker on at least three planets, and banned from using a lightsaber for life as a ‘leniency of the judge’.
Source: Donga
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