New judicial setback for L-Ghent: he will be subjected to an oral trial

The musician Elián Ángel Valenzuela, better known as L-Ghent, He will be subjected to oral trial for illegal deprivation of liberty and threats against two neighbors from the Buenos Aires town of General Rodríguez. The ruling by the Mercedes Court of Appeals also revoked his dismissal by the crime of possession of narcotics.

The chambermaids Oscar Reggi and Carlos Risuleo declared the appeal presented by Diego Storto is inadmissiblethe singer’s defense lawyer, who had requested the dismissal of the singer of Cumbia 420.

From this decision, L-Ghent will be tried for “simple possession of narcotics”, “simple threats in real competition with deprivation of liberty in ideal competition with coercive threats” to the victim Darío Gastón Torres and for “illegitimate deprivation of simple liberty in ideal competition with simple threats” by Catalina Passi and “cover-up aggravated by the motive for profit.”

“We note that the grounds set forth in the appeal – we reiterate – they reissue almost verbatim those formulated in opposition to the elevation to trialwhich -obviously- was presented in the grade instance before the a quo dictated the decision-maker that is being challenged today“, the judges considered in the brief.

Finally, the Buenos Aires Court of Cassation has yet to issue a ruling on the release of L-Ghentgranted by Judge Castro, later revoked by the Mercedes Chamber and appealed by the artist’s defense.

L-Ghent was liberated night of last September 8 of the dungeons of the Departmental Investigation Delegation (DDI) Quilmes where he had been detained since June 6.

New judicial complications for L-Ghent

On May 27, Gastón Torres, a neighbor of Valenzuela’s family, denounced the singer for threats and unlawful deprivation of liberty. The morning of that day, at the exit of the dance club “Río” located in that town, There was an incident with several young members of the so-called “La Mafilia”the group of friends and musicians to which L-Ghent belongs.

According to Torres, when he left the bowling alley to go home, He began to receive threats from Valenzuela and after that, members of La Mafilia went to his house and They physically attacked him and his family.

Then, according to the victim’s story, a White BMW driven by Valenzuelawho lowered the glass, He pointed a gun at him and forced him up. A few meters later, the young Rosa Catalina Passi, also a neighbor of the musician and who had participated in the first argument with the friends of L-Gante, was also intercepted and forced to get on the same vehicle.

The complainants said that some members of “The Mafilia” They were delayed by the Police and L-Gante returned to where the cell phone was, lowered the window and told the agents: “Get rid of the kids or I’ll kill this one“, in reference to the victim who was held inside his BMW.

“In this sense I have to say that without failing to take into account Passi’s contradictions about what happened inside the vehicle, Torres’ statements have not been completely ruled out either, and taking into account that at this moment the freedom of the deceased is not at stake, I will not give rise to the change of qualification requested in this regard.“said the judge in the brief.