Diego Santilli's response to Wado de Pedro's tweet: 'The organization of Maradona's wake was from the national government'

11/26/2020 20:15

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Updated 11/26/2020 20:15

The Buenos Aires deputy head of government, Diego Santilli, came to the intersection of the statements of the Interior Minister, Wado de Pedro, who had accused the City Government of the

that occurred during Diego Maradona's wake.

"The organization of this event is of the National Government," Santilli said in statements to

, denying the statements of the national official.

And he continued: "I am struck by the fact that he is unaware of that and that

one of the saddest days of Argentines

is

."

Santilli's words refer to Pedro's Wado tweet: "We demand @horaciorlarreta and @diegosantilli to stop this madness that is being carried out by the City Police. This popular tribute cannot end in

to those who come to fire Maradona ".

We demand @horaciorlarreta and @diegosantilli to stop this madness that the City Police is carrying out.

This popular tribute cannot end in repression and bullfights to those who come to fire Maradona.

- Wado de Pedro 🇦🇷 (@wadodecorrido) November 26, 2020

The Interior Minister's message came after the decision was made to cut off the influx of people to the wake at the intersection of Avenida de Mayo and 9 de Julio, when

.

Part of the people who were left outside the last goodbye, despite the fact that they lined up and reached Juan de Garay Avenue, faced a shield of City Police: there were

in the Avenue July 9. 

"When the violent ones enter, the Police must act

and an avalanche against the rest of the people," Santilli said.

And he added: "The organization of this event belongs to the National Government."

Indeed, a circular from Alberto Fernández's management clarified that "the coordination of Diego Maradona's wake at Casa Rosada is

."

The first statement where it was reported that the wake was in charge of the Presidency.

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After the incidents and the

the tweet of Pedro's Wado, the Government released another statement: "It is absolutely false that the police and federal security forces have received the order to repress or participate in the repression unleashed in the 9 de Julio Avenue area, since it is the jurisdiction of the police of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ".

"We are going to accompany day one trying to solve the problems," Santilli explained, something that has been heard repeated from the management led by Horacio Rodríguez Larreta in the framework of this pandemic and since Fernández assumed the presidency.

The Buenos Aires deputy chief, who is also in charge of the security portfolio of the City of Buenos Aires, said the government on Wednesday died Maradona them "announced it would organize a

wake at the Casa Rosada our legend, and

where the security forces met. "

The government's statement on the incidents at Diego Maradona's wake and where he blames the City Police.

"The operations director of the City Police, Fabian Quiroga, attended a meeting at the Government House with the Federal Police, the Military House and GEOF authorities," Santilli recalled.

And he added: "The City Police gave full collaboration to the event organized by the National Government, deploying its force in different parts of the City."

Then, he narrated that, "after noon, we were asked to

of people who were going to enter to fire him at the height of July 9, whose queue reached up to Constitución. So that those who were there until July 9 They were able to fire him, and that the rest who were on the other side would

procession when it passed, to fire him. Because at 4:00 p.m. Diego's body was going to be removed. "

"The immense crowd was at peace until

on the security forces by throwing stones and blunt objects. I have 11 wounded from stones, 11 detained and a journalist injured by stones," Santilli described.

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