The house arrest of the two players could be called into question, because of a photo published on social networks by their own lawyer. A “provocation” for the plaintiff’s lawyer, who asked the prosecution to revoke the house arrest.
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On the Instagram account of the players’ lawyer, a photo of him surrounded by Hugo Auradou and Oscar Jegou, smiling, a few minutes after their arrival at the house in Mendoza where they are under house arrest. Lawyer Rafael Cuneo Libarona writes in the caption in French “I have 100% confidence in their innocence.”
This publication greatly displeased the plaintiff’s lawyer, Natacha Romano: “This is an act of total provocation that harms the complainant. However, it was a condition imposed by the prosecution to maintain the house arrest and they did not respect it. So we have requested sanctions. We will see what the prosecutor decides.”
“The photo went viral, it reached the victim and it obviously shocked her. It’s also a way of re-victimizing her.”
Natacha Romano, lawyer for the plaintiffAfter the photo was released
For a house arrest, the defense had to respect several conditions, including the confiscation of passports, the maintenance of the international arrest order (issued by Interpol), being at least ten kilometers from the complainant’s home and not committing any harmful act against the victim, whether in person or on social networks.
Prosecutor Dario Nora, who has been on leave until now, will resume the case on Monday and decide whether the house arrest can be maintained. The players’ lawyer has removed the photo from his social networks.
