Prosecutor Sandra Fleitas will advance the investigation for the crime of slander and simulation of a crime. Furthermore, this afternoon Paula Díaz declared.
The fiscal Sandra Fleitas This Tuesday will arrange the formalization of Romina Celeste Papasso, after his arrest was made this Monday, within the framework of the investigation into the false complaint against the presidential candidate of the Broad Front, Yamandú Orsi.
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In the framework of the investigation, he declared this afternoon Paula Diaz, the trans woman who had filed the accusation against Orsi and which was also made available to the Justice after acknowledging that his statements were based on a lie.


The expectation is that Fleitas will arrange the formalization of Romina Celeste for slander and simulation of a crime. “It is a complaint and a false testimony that was given to the Police,” admitted the militant of the National Party.
At that time, the young leader, now expelled from the white ranks, maintained that “the seriousness is that the false report that this person made was made at the police station.” Then, prior to her arrest, he maintained that “there are people behind” the incident and warned: “I’m not going to give names, but they are going to have to investigate.” And he concluded: “They excited me, they offered me to be deputy.”
Orsi demanded to “go to the bone”
Once the false complaint was confirmed, amidst the support of other political sectors, Orsi He spoke of “an operation that tried to prevent me from being a candidate” and warned: “From this finding it is clear that we must go to the core. My lawyers filed a complaint for simulation of a crime and defamation.”
Regarding the motivations of Papasso and Díaz, he added: “It is difficult for me that there was no money to carry it out.” “As for politics, 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 stated.
Regarding the investigation, the pre-candidate’s defense claims that Fleitas knew for a week that the accusation was not real and kept the case open, which is why they seek to have these new crimes investigated under the orbit of a Montevideo Prosecutor’s Office.
Source: Ambito