The complaint of abuse against the pre-candidate by the Wide Front, Yamandu Orsi, was denied after the alleged victim, Romina Papasso, assured that it was false; The reaction of the former mayor of Canelones was to assure that this move was a political maneuver in the middle of an electoral campaign that has him as one of the favorites.
The presidential candidate assured that the false complaint corresponds to a political operation. “This is a political operation that tried to prevent me from being a candidate for the Broad Front. Nothing less than the political party that has a great opportunity to win and a candidate with the possibility of arriving,” Orsi said at a press conference and clarified that he is not talking about parties, but about politics.
In that sense, the pre-candidate assured that he has already started with the corresponding complaints. “From this finding it is clear that we must go to the core. My lawyers filed the complaint for simulation of a crime and defamation,” he assured.
On the other hand, he spoke about the possibility that there was money in the middle of the situation. “It’s hard for me that there wasn’t money to carry it out,” he questioned.
Electoral commitment
From this, the pre-candidate who assumed “more than ever” the commitment to win the elections and provide the resources that the Power of attorney and the Prosecutor’s Office so that it can be investigated. “I hope that whoever investigates the issue will resolve it and go to the end,” Orsi said.
On the other hand, he was consulted about the questioning of the gender violence law based on what happened with his case. “A false accusation is a false accusation linked to any regulation or any law. It has nothing to do with that,” said the candidate, although he stressed that all laws can be reviewed and that is what the Legislative Branch is for.
Furthermore, he assured that he was not aware of Romina Celeste’s arrest and that even the complaints were made without taking this information into account. “We are in an electoral campaign and we are going to move forward. My lawyers decided to go another way, which is the one that is investigated,” he assured.
“Politically, we are firmer than ever. This Wide Front is firm that in Uruguay These types of situations cannot occur. Not everything is worth it and it has already been demonstrated,” he stressed.
Meanwhile, the candidate also regretted that gender violence is trivialized based on a false complaint. “Violence exists, people are violated. So, the fact that the issue is hyped hurts me, it bothers me and we are going to fight it,” he promised.
Source: Ambito
