They arrest a man who threw a bottle at Milei during the Argentine presidential inauguration

The city police good air This Tuesday he arrested a man who threw a bottle at the new Argentine president Javier Milei when he traveled in a convertible car to the government headquarters after taking office, authorities in the capital reported.

“O Municipal Police The president’s alleged attacker has just been arrested Javier Milei. It is now available to the courts“, expressed the municipal head of Security, Waldo Lobois a statement.

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The individual was identified as Gaston Ariel Mercanziniaccused of throwing a bottle on Sunday towards the libertarian president, who was in a convertible car with his sister, Karina Milei. The president’s delegation had left Congress, where he had taken office shortly before, towards the presidential headquarters of the Pink House as part of the official parade through the streets.

The local press released images from a security video that allegedly showed Mercanzini throwing a bottle, which passed just centimeters from the president and hit a bodyguard.

Federal courts ordered the capture of the 51-year-old man who the media links to opposition groups.

“I didn’t want to hurt anyone“, declared the alleged attacker as the agents took him handcuffed to a police car.

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Milei, a 53-year-old self-described libertarian, came to power promising to rescue Argentina your seriousness economic crisis and announced the implementation of a harsh austerity program, something that generated a lot of polarization in the South American country.

In 2022, when he was still vice president, Cristina Kirchner suffered a failed attack on the doors of his home in good air. A man who slipped past supporters waiting to greet her held a gun to her head, but she did not fire.

Source: Elcomercio

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