The measure was taken by the deputy criminal prosecutor, Gonzalo Nazarwho allowed the athletes to leave the country. However, this will not be implemented immediatelysince there are still procedural steps to be resolved.
However, this Tuesday the judge Elenora Arenas will hold a hearing in which it will resolve two questions raised by the complainant’s lawyers.
The first of them is directly related to the departure of the rugby players from the country, since They requested that the psychological expertise be extended to the two playersand if the judge so decides, they must remain in Argentina for this purpose.
On the other hand, the defense requested the recusal of Dario Noraprosecutor for Crimes Against Sexual Integrity and the head of the Prosecutor’s Office, Daniela Chaler.
The complaint against the French rugby players
The complainant is A 39-year-old woman who accused the athletes of having beaten and raped her the night of July 6-7 in the hotel room where they were staying with the rest of the French rugby team in the center of Mendoza, after a match against their Argentine counterparts Los Pumas.
For their part, the accused They deny the acts of violence and affirm that the sexual relations were consensual.
The rugby players were arrested on July 8 and spent a week in a detention center until they were granted house arrest in Mendoza and released on August 12, after which they traveled to Buenos Aires, where they await the court’s decision.
Source: Ambito
