05/10/2020 - 14:51
- Clarín.com
- Society
Her name is Isabel Mercado and she is the secretary of Institutional Relations for the Mendoza town of La Paz. She, her husband, and her uncle made headlines after being charged with violating the coronavirus quarantine.
How? They made a birthday celebration for the official's children who were 15 and 18 years old.
The Mendoza civil servant, her husband, Eduardo Cuesta, and her uncle, Norberto Mercado and owner of the house where the party was held, are accused of breaking social , preventive and compulsory isolation by participating in a celebration with several people.
Images of the video that circulated through social networks of the birthday celebration of the children of the Mendoza official accused of violating the quarantine.
The prosecutor of Instruction Mariana Cahiza charged them on Saturday night for having failed to comply with article 205 of the Penal Code, which represses with "reclusion or imprisonment from three to 15 years" for "spreading a dangerous and contagious disease for people."
It was the residents of La Paz , a town located 145 kilometers from the capital of Mendoza, who alerted the police because a party was taking place at Norberto Mercado's house, where there were several guests and music.
Upon arriving at the scene, the police found that indeed at the official's uncle's house they were celebrating several people of various ages, who according to a video circulated on social networks, did not wear masks.
In addition, a music and photography service had been contracted , activities that the Government did not enable in the pandemic.
Images of the video that circulated through social networks of the birthday celebration of the children of the Mendoza official accused of violating the quarantine.
In this way, the prosecutor Cahiza, who has the video of the party in her possession , charged the official and her husband as well as the uncle and owner of the house where the event was held.
In addition, the prosecutor tries to determine the identities of the guests at the party to impute them for violating the quarantine.
Although in the case of the official Mercado, coordinator of Institutional Relations and with the Community of Mayor Fernando Ubieta (PJ); the penalty would be harsher for holding public office.
With information from Télam