The parents of the Argentine twins who jumped into the void from the balcony of their house in Barcelona broke their silence by releasing an open letter.
In the text they claim
that the tragedy of their family does not become "a circus"
.
The letter was written by the family's lawyers and delivered to the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia the day after the moving farewell of the twins' mother was known during the funeral.
In the text they leave a criticism of the media by arguing that "the legitimate zeal for information has caused, on occasions, little truthful, unfounded and even contradictory news
have been published, nourished
by sources that are not always original".
"This avalanche in the media, assuming facts that do not conform to reality, can lead to uncomfortable situations: generating more pain for the family; contaminating the investigation carried out by the police and, finally, politicizing the tragedy "he insists.
In the letter
"do not turn this tragedy into a
media circus or political banner of any color" and "respect the memory, privacy and dignity" of the family.
At the end of the text, the parents leave a message linked to the choice of the girl, who had announced to her friends that she had decided to call herself Iván.
"Once again the family appreciates the support provided and requests understanding and respect and wants to make it clear that his name was not Iván. His name was Alana," the text states.
The complete letter from the parents
The complete letter from the family The family wishes to thank all the media, both written and audiovisual media, for their professional work in echoing and disclosing to society the tragedy they are suffering at this time.
However, the legitimate zeal for information has caused that, on occasions, untrue, unfounded and even contradictory news have been published, nourished by sources that are not always original.
This avalanche in the media, assuming facts that do not conform to reality, can cause uncomfortable situations: generating more pain for the family; contaminating the investigation carried out by the police and, finally, politicizing the tragedy.
To avoid more pain for the family, to allow the police and justice professionals to carry out their investigation without contaminating peripheral elements, so as not to turn this tragedy into a media "circus" or political banner of any color and, above all, everything, to respect the memory, privacy and dignity of the minors and their family, henceforth and for the moment no statements will be made to the press.
When it is decided to make a declaration, it will be carried out through a PRESS RELEASE expressed through the means that the family deems appropriate. Consequently, any subsequent statement made by a person or persons who have not been expressly authorized by the family should be considered unreliable and, of course, not verified in their veracity.
Once again the family appreciates the support provided and requests understanding and respect and wants to make it clear that his name was NOT IVÁN. HER NAME WAS ALANA.
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