The national senator and former governor of Tucumán, Jose Alperovich, had to be hospitalized due to decompensation. Despite the fact that his stay in the private Sanatorium 9 de Julio was decided as a precaution, official sources assured that whoever is on leave today for a complaint of abuse is kept under observation after a series of analyzes.
According to the medical report that emerged from the clinic, the official 66 years old entered the establishment for a control “after a trauma caused by fainting”. Before this they reported, the spokesmen of Jose Alperovich They reported that on Sunday he presented a feverish picture and that is why the doctors decided to perform a tomography today and even a coronavirus swab that was negative.
For now Jose Alperovich He is admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), lucid and with a clinical state that is stable. Also, during the corresponding visiting hours, the legislator He was accompanied by both his wife, Beatriz Rojkes, and their children.
Details about the complaint
On November 22, 2019, his niece and former counselor reported him for sexual abuse. As a result of this judicial presentation, which continues to this day, the politician requested a six-month leave without pay in the Senate under the argument of dedicating time to the defense assembly. Due to the parliamentary privileges established by the National Constitution, he has immunity from arrest.
In the complaint, the woman accused the former governor of seven specific events: two that would have taken place in Tucumán and another five based in the City of Buenos Aires. As she herself assured, there were episodes of violence of all kinds in both places. In May 2020, after denying the actions at all times, the Senate formally approved the license.