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Video of the fight between the municipal chief of Pilo Lil and his predecessor is released
The images show shoving, grappling and the appearance of a knife during a dispute between Andrés Avelino Infante and Eliseo Díaz. The Prosecutor’s Office of the IV Circumscription is investigating the episode.
The video of the confrontation between the current municipal chief of Pilo Lil, Andrés Avelino Infante, and former municipal chief Eliseo Díaz, which took place in that Neuquén town located about 55 kilometers from Junín de los Andes, has been released.
According to reports by Clarín and La Nación, the dispute escalated into shoving and grappling until Díaz pulled out a knife and moved toward Infante. The images also show the intervention of Raquel Fantini, the current municipal chief’s partner, who stepped between them.
According to both outlets, the conflict began over Díaz’s request to use an official vehicle to transport bales of hay. Clarín said it was a municipal truck, while La Nación said it was a truck from the Commission for Development. Infante replied that he had to submit a formal note to justify the expense.
Clarín reported that the sequence was recorded by Eliana Rivera, delegate of the Southern Region of the Neuquén government, and that the recording has already been included among the evidence submitted to the Prosecutor’s Office in Junín de los Andes and the provincial Ministry of Security. La Nación added that Rivera and Fantini were also present at the scene during a work meeting.
In statements cited by both outlets from LM Neuquén, Infante said Díaz reacted aggressively and threatened him. Díaz, meanwhile, said he carried the knife for self-defense and denied having issued a death threat.
La Nación added that, after the episode, police intervened and Díaz was detained as he was heading to the outpost. It also said that Infante reported a later threat from a son of the former municipal chief. The investigation is now in the hands of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, which will analyze the images and testimony to reconstruct what happened.
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