Deputy Derlis Maidana denounced that a group of liberals attacked a group of colorados in the city of San Antonio. According to the complainant, those responsible would be councilor Leandro León and Cristian Barrios, in addition to others.
He Colorado representative Derlis Maidana denounced this Wednesday in the Chamber of Deputies an attack that occurred on March 10 in the city of San Antonio, where the president of the colorada section was a victim, Marcos Andino, and his wife.
Political campaign to blows: colorados were attacked by a liberal mob.
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The legislator explained to the press that The sectional president was together with his partner and another person placing posters on public roads, when the liberals arrived who were also putting up posters.
He accused the Councilor Leandro León (PLRA) and Cristian Barrioswho were together with the other members of the National Concertation.
“The serious thing is that we entered into a tension typical of the prelude to the elections. We condemn this because debate should take precedence and not aggression. We hope that justice will take action on the matter and bring order to this Rule of Law ”, he stated.
For his part, Andean He said that the Liberals accused them of having torn up their posters in another part of the city, this being impossible since they had not gone to the area in question. However, the liberals did not believe the colorados and began to attack them.
“They ripped off our banners and then started attacking us. The councilor threw my cell phone on the asphalt when I wanted to record. Another present assaults my partner, turns him around and shakes hard to take away his cell phone and throw. Then several of them come to hit me and cut me,” he said.