2024-02-01 05:50:00
The legislative day to debate the Omnibus Law culminated in serious incidentsafter the tension that occurred between the security forces and the protesters who gathered near Congress to protest against the reform package promoted by the government of Javier Milei. The libertarian deputy Ramiro Marra He was recognized when he was leaving Parliament and was threatened by the groups gathered there, so the security forces had to accompany him to his vehicle, to avoid further disturbances. There were also riots between the uniformed officers and a legislator from Unión por la Patria who tried to prevent the arrest of five women who were protesting on Entre Ríos Avenue.
During the course of Wednesday afternoon, Ramiro Marra He sent a message of support to the security forces, while tension grew with protesters over the application of the controversial anti-picketing protocol.
“I want to send my greatest and most sincere support to the security forces for all the work they have done. I regret that the leftist movements (which represent 2% of Argentina) do not know how to abide by the rules and attack you for doing your job correctly,” the leader of La Libertad Avanza tweeted.
At the end of the day, Marra was threatened by a group of people who recognized him when he was leaving Congress. The deputy was berated with a barrage of insults and threats, so police officers had to intervene to protect him.
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Marra left Parliament escorted by security forces and later the sequence went viral on social networks. In fact, the Buenos Aires legislator spread the video on his X account and dedicated a defiant message to citizens who insulted himafter stating that “Their insults and attacks are a medal on my chest.”
“Let them scream, let them attack, let them cry and kick. We are not afraid of them. The people voted for us to put the Argentina that they destroyed on its feet and to set it on the course to become a world power again, where the violent “They no longer have a place. We have the courage and determination necessary to achieve it, and we are going to go forward with everything. We are never going to go back. Your insults and attacks are a medal on my chest,” said the provocative message from the legislator published on Wednesday night.
Subsequently, other videos about the incidents that occurred around the legislative precinct went viral. Among them circulated a assault on a 23-year-old libertarian sympathizer, Patricio Chazarreta, that he was attacked from behind by an opponent who surprised him with a punch in the face, at chin level.
Later, Chazarreta left his defense on social networks: “This bastard hit me treacherously, only when he saw a police officer where he could hide.”
In statements to TNthe young man considered that he was discriminated against because of his way of dressing, which would have caused the violent reaction of several protesters who began to threaten him, before hitting him.
“I came to see the march, but they discriminated against me because of how I came dressed. I live in San Telmo, but I come from Morón,” explained Patricio Chazarreta.
“We came from Mar del Plata because today they were going to discuss the Law, it seemed like a special occasion to us. I bench the president, but I don’t even have anything from La Libertad Avanza. “They hit us because of how we were dressed,” said the 23-year-old.
Images of other similar situations of violence were also captured in this video.
At the end of the clip it can be seen that the libertarian deputy Alberto “Bertie” Benegas Lynch He also left the place amidst expletives and threatening expressions.
The reaction of a UxP deputy
Beyond the incidents that occurred between the afternoon and night, so far only one detainee has been reported, a 30-year-old Chilean national, who was charged with “attack and resistance to authority, and injuries” for attacking two members of the Argentine Naval Prefecture.
At least five women who were protesting on the avenue were also arrested. Entre Ríos and a Santa Fe legislator from Unión por la Patria, Eduardo Toniollitried to get on his cell phone to avoid his arrest, while he reported attacks by the police.
One of the detained women is a radical activist and her name is Ivanna Bunge. In fact, Martín Lousteau demanded that the Government release him on social networks: “We ask the national government to know the status of the radical militant Ivanna Bunge and the other women detained tonight. We demand their immediate release.”
In accordance with The nationthe detainees They sang the anthem sitting in the middle of the avenue. When they refused to release the blocked area, security forces intervened and took them to the van.
In the middle of this violent sequence, the deputy intervened Toniolliwho tried to get into the police car after reporting attacks by the agents. The leader even assured that one of the detainees is a minor. In the aforementioned newspaper, they recorded that one of the militants had blood in her mouth, which would confirm the hypothesis that the uniformed officers repressed the militants.
The legislator struggled with the police and later He held Javier Milei responsible In statements to the press: “They hit themI wanted to get into the truck to prevent them from doing it further. This is Milei’s fault. It is an illegal detention”.
“There was a group of girls sitting on the floor. They picked them up, they bent their arms as hard as they could… I want to go with them. They are Argentine, they were beating them for nothing. They were singing the anthem at the door of Congress,” said the UxP leader.
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