The five citizens of Mendoza are accused Theft at Miami Mall They broke the silence from their province rejects the allegations against him. The tourists They assured his innocence and they described the episode as Misunderstanding that they didn’t know how to deal with it before the North American authorities.
Juan Pablo Rua in dialogue with the program Midday News (El Trece) stated that the facts stated by the police are present “They’re not true.” and denied involvement in a criminal gang. “That’s what I want to share with society we don’t steal. We are not a criminal organization. There was one Confusion that we didn’t know how to deal with“, he explained.
In this sense, he insisted on the absence of direct evidence against him and assured that he had none “nothing that bothers him” and regretted that the case arose “enormous damage”. The defendant refuted the theory of a sophisticated operation with a powerful sentence: “We are not VIP lighters; “If someone wanted to steal, they wouldn’t leave the card in every store.”
The entire group explained from the hotel in Mendoza that everything was at stake “A confusing fact”. Juan Manuel Zuloaga added his statement to the media One of Mendoza to defend the reputation of travelers. “We wanted to show our faces and speak to explain it We are not thieves, we are good people, workers. Many people know us and can confirm that,” he said.
Diego Luis Xiccato Describing the moment of police interception, he pointed to communication difficulties at the heart of the conflict: “As we walked through a detector, the alarm sounded. The security forces came and the police insulted us.” I didn’t understand what they were asking me or what they were asking me. Maybe that was the misunderstanding,” he explained.
The defendant assured that the group were “hardworking people” and denounced that they were subjected to “a very large and unjust social condemnation.” Xiccato detailed Channel 7 Your inability to understand the language: “I didn’t understand what they were saying to me because they spoke to me in English and asked me questions.”said.
“I misbehaved in front of the police. It was a language problem. “I have never had a problem with the police, neither here nor in other countries,” he added. The defendants also pointed out that in the oral hearing They lacked the ability to defend themselves.
Roberto Castillo defends two of the defendants. The lawyer was of the opinion that the case rests on this basis for the time being “a police suspicion” based on the interaction of two defendants with suitcases and clothes without a ticket. In addition, he questioned the media treatment of the case: “The complicated thing is defending yourself in front of the media, which reverse the burden of proof and the principle of innocence“, held.
The lawyer confirmed the existence of purchases made with cash and card. The defendants paid bail in the amount of 4000 and 4500 dollars determined by the judge Mindy Glazer. The total payout of $21,000 allowed his freedom and returned to Argentina via Chile last week. The court has scheduled the hearing of the prosecution for next January 29th.
Official reports identify the detainees as Juan Pablo Rúa, Diego Luis Xiccato, Mauricio Aparo-Orlando, Sebastián Moya and Juan Manuel Zuloaga-Arenas. Police made the arrests last Sunday in the Sweetwater area during Operation Safe Parties. Surveillance cameras show this Luggage transport from the Burlington store without having to go through the checkout, and its subsequent use at Columbia and The North Face stores to hide clothing.
The police report provides details Inventory found in the suitcases:
This content was created by a LA NACION team with the support of AI.
About The Author
