Deputies denounced having been assaulted as they left the Congress

Several deputies denounced having been attacked last night by demonstrators at the exit of Congress, after another long day of debate on the aforementioned Law Bases and Starting Points for the Freedom of Argentines. Oscar Zago. Outside the Legislative Palace, they ran into demonstrators who were still in the vicinity to reject the approval of the megaproject sent by the Executive Branch.” All my solidarity with Germana Figueroa Casas (PRO), Lilia Lemoine (LLA), Fernando Iglesias (PRO), Martín Tetaz (UCR) and Alejandro Bongiovanni (PRO) and other deputies brutally attacked at the end of the session a while ago. I expect the same solidarity that Kirchnerism and the left had with the demonstrators outside Congress, with their colleagues in the House. We are not going to stop working for the good of our people, whom we serve, no matter how much violence they exert on us,” Deputy José Luis Espert wrote in X. He echoed what some of his colleagues denounced on the same social network. In this context, Lemoine denounced that what happened in the vicinity of Congress “is an extension of what the left does inside the chamber.” In addition, he took aim at his counterpart from the FIT, Nicolás del Caño, whom he accused of having yelled at him “crazy shit.” Del Caño, I spoke to you WELL in the elevator, next time say “crazy shit” IN YOUR FACE and not once you’ve gotten off the elevator, COWARD! STOP AGITATING SO THAT THERE ARE MORE WOUNDED, IRRESPONSIBLE!” demanded the legislator. He attached a video of the moment he left the building to the post. This is an extension of what the left does inside the enclosure.
Del Caño, I spoke to you WELL in the elevator, next time say “crazy shit” IN YOUR FACE and not once you’ve gotten off the elevator, COWARD!
STOP AGITATING FOR MORE PEOPLE TO BE INJURED, IRRESPONSIBLE! pic.twitter.com/hAuBOjmP4A— Lilia Lemoine ???? (@lilialemoine) February 2, 2024 His PRO counterpart, Alejandro Bongiovanni, said that while he was waiting for a car to pick him up in Riobamba, he saw how his UCR colleague, Martín Tetaz, left Congress amid insults. Seconds later things got thick, they surrounded him and began to push,” the deputy continued with his story. “Piqué then to help his friend. A mentally deforested man wanted to throw a punch at him and I interjected. Then he pointed to my side. He threw me a right hand. I dodged. My glasses slipped. I stood my ground. His companions stopped him and took him away. The Uber arrived and I left. That was it,” he added. That’s how it was. While waiting for the Uber in Riobamba, I saw Martín Tetaz, who was crossing Rivadavia, pass by. They were insulting him thickly, but only that. Seconds later things got thick, they surrounded him and started pushing. Piqué then helped the friend. A mentally deforested man loved him…— Alejandro Bongiovanni (@alejobongio) February 2, 2024 After that, he called for “calm and a cool head”. “Let’s continue to work on the law, without complexes, without fear and without pause,” he concluded. Another who reported having been assaulted last night was PRO deputy Fernando Iglesias. He said he was pushed, insulted and threatened, and even had his backpack opened. “To the cry of ‘the homeland is not for sale’. Those who looted and robbed it for 20 years,” he said. “Squirts, violent, and violent that bank the jets. Take charge, comrades!” the lawmaker added. I was pushed, insulted, threatened, and my backpack was opened by a group of energümens at the end of the session. To the cry of “the homeland is not for sale”. Those who looted and robbed it for 20 years. Squirts, violent, and violent that bank the jets. Take charge, comrades!— Fernando A. Iglesias (@FerIglesias) February 2, 2024 Legislators of the Left Front, on the other hand, denounced that one of their advisers, lawyer Matías Aufieri, received a rubber bullet in one of his eyes. Today the police shot our comrade Matías Aufieri, a lawyer, a great human rights activist and advisor to our bank, in the eyes. This has those responsible: Minister Patricia Bullrich and those who did not want to stop this repression,” said Deputy Nicolás del Caño.Today the police shot our comrade Matías Aufieri, a lawyer, great human rights activist and advisor to our bank, in the eyes. This has those responsible: Minister Patricia Bullrich and those who did not want to stop this repression. pic.twitter.com/9Y07QUHtJ6— Nicolas del Caño (@NicolasdelCano) February 2, 2024 “We were in dozens of repressions together, in trials for crimes against us and in many fights for human rights. Matías Aufieri, my fellow lawyer, wasand seriously wounded in his eye by a rubber bullet thrown into his face in the delirious repression of Patricia Bullrich. Enough is enough,” added his colleague Myriam Bregman.We were in dozens of repressions together, in trials for crimes against us and in many fights for human rights. Matías Aufieri, my fellow lawyer, was seriously wounded in the eye today by a rubber bullet thrown into his face in the delirious repression of Patricia Bullrich. Stop it. pic.twitter.com/DrteQ32v93— Myriam Bregman (@myriambregman) February 2, 2024

Original source in Spanish