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The Judge of Guarantees 2 of Moreno-General Rodríguez refused to re-arrest the musician L-Gante in the case in which he is accused of threats and unlawful deprivation of liberty.
The verdict of Judge Gabriel Castro in favor of Elián Ángel Valenzuela – the singer’s real name – became known this Friday after the Court of Appeal and Guarantee of Mercedes annulled the verdict that had favored his freedom.
Additionally, the complaint had called for the immediate arrest of L-Gante this morning. The request was filed by the lawyers Leonardo Sigal and Pablo Becerra, who represent as the injured person Darío Gastón Torres, the neighbor of the musician who initiated this criminal case with his complaint.
In a resolution signed this morning and published by the Télam agency, Castro was informed of the decision of his superiors to annul the termination of the musician’s preventive detention that he had ordered, but clarified that “it will be provided for accordingly” if this determination is made in the House be “solid”.
“This means that the defendant’s freedom situation cannot be changed until there is a ‘double agreement’, which in this case is granted or not by the Court of Cassation,” L-Gante’s defense lawyer told Télam. , Diego Storto.
In another crucial point, Judge Castro asserted that “the request for the arrest of the defendant Valenzuela filed today by the lawyers of the injured person (Dr. Sigal and Dr. Becerra) is inconsistent with this one,” and the provisions of the previous section must be respected become.
L-Gent, after his release. Photo: TV recording
On September 8, L-Gante was released from the Quilmes Departmental Investigation Delegation (DDI) prisons, where he had been housed since June 6, after Judge Castro ordered the end of preventive detention. It took 94 days from his detention to his release.
The judge took into account the testimony of four new eyewitnesses to the alleged unlawful deprivation of liberty carried out by the Cumbia 420 singer on General Rodríguez last May, which led to a “reassessment” of the evidence present in the file and his release to the US “confidence .”
The complaint against L-Gent
The complaint that led to L-Gante’s arrest was filed on May 27 by Torres, a neighbor of Valenzuela’s family who lives in the Bicentenario neighborhood of General Rodríguez in the western suburbs.
On the morning of that day, at the exit of the “Río” dance club in that city, an incident occurred with several young members of the so-called “La Mafilia”, the group of friends and musicians to which L-Gante belongs.
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After 94 days in the DDI of Quilmes, Elián Valenzuela – better known as L-Gante – benefited from the end of preventive detention. He is accused of unlawful deprivation of liberty and threats.
According to Torres, as he left the bowling alley to go home, he received phone threats from Valenzuela. Members of La Mafilia then came to his home and physically attacked him and his family.
Then, true to his complaint, a white BMW driven by Valenzuela drove by, rolled down the window, pointed a gun at him and forced him into the car.
A few meters later, the young woman Rosa Catalina Passi, also a neighbor of the musician and who had taken part in the first confrontation with L-Gante’s friends, was intercepted and forced to get into the same vehicle.
Later and always according to the complaint, some members of “La Mafilia” were arrested by the police and L-Gante returned to the place where the cell phone was, lowered the glass and told the agents: “Get rid of the children, or me.” “I’ll kill this one.” “, referring to the victim who was held in his BMW.
The statement of claim filed states that plaintiff Torres remained captive for 23 minutes until L-Gante received a call assuring him that his friends had been released by the police and that he had released the victims.
