His lawyer had argued that he was acting under orders and, therefore, it was the government who was actually guilty of kidnapping, even though testimony from officer Carmelo Cruz testified that it was Gonzalez Malavé who recklessly endangered the hostage's life.
He was acting under orders. This was what his lawyer had argued, even though testimony from officer Carmelo Cruz testified that it was Gonzalez Malavé who recklessly endangered the hostage's life. It was the government. This was therefore. This government was actually guilty of kidnapping. It was Gonzalez Malavé. This was what testimony from officer Carmelo Cruz testified. This Gonzalez Malavé recklessly endangered the hostage's life.