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Juan Carlos Blumberg
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Juan Carlos Blumberg is an Argentine textile entrepreneur, father of the late Axel Blumberg, an engineering student kidnapped and murdered in March 2004. Juan Carlos Blumberg publicly referred to himself as an "engineer" graduated in Rottingen, Germany, although a journalistic investigation revealed on 15 June 2007 that this claim is false.
Argentina was at the time in the midst of a wave of extortive kidnappings, often remaining unsolved after badly conducted investigation. In three cases in the present decade, the extortive kidnappings ended in murder: Juan Manuel Canillas, who was killed by his kidnappers in July of 2002, Diego Peralta, in August of the same year, and the aforementioned Axel Blumberg, in March of 2004.
A large portion of Argentine society viewed (and still views) the police forces as corrupt and inefficient, political leaders as unsupportive, and penal laws excessively lenient; in this context, Axel Blumberg's murder caused an uproar and was the catalyst for massive demonstrations, protesting this perceived impunity and supporting Axel's father in his search for justice. The first such demonstration gathered more than 100,000 people.
Related websites
Blumberg's request to the Argentine Senate
"Polemica, decepcion: no es ingeniero Blumberg"
Las excusas mas honestas no pueden ser
"Secuestros extorsivos, una larga saga de angustia y horror"
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