Facundo Moyano was detained by order of prosecutor Julián Pistone. The union leader will remain housed at the 13 A Police Station after the victim's statement was taken at the Pirovano Hospital. He is accused of injuries and unlawful deprivation of liberty.
The incident unfolded in the early morning. A call to 911 alerted security forces about a situation of extreme vulnerability. Neighbors in Belgrano reported a 23-year-old woman, Candela Arizaga, who was running disoriented and semi-nude along Avenida del Libertador, screaming for help.
Officers from the 13 A Neighborhood Police Station arrived at the scene and intercepted Facundo Moyano along with who would be his partner, model Candela Arizaga. According to the police report, the union representative was hostile and reluctant to cooperate with the personnel during the first minutes of the procedure.
The medical and police report indicated that both showed signs compatible with drug use. The young woman exhibited a severe state of agitation and decompensation, apparently resulting from a drug-induced episode. For this reason, the presence of SAME was urgently requested, which immediately transported her to Pirovano Hospital for stabilization and medical assistance.
Findings and family intervention
During the urgent search conducted in the vicinity of the building where the argument allegedly began, the agents found substances that were seized for the corresponding toxicological tests. The operation focused on clarifying what occurred in the hours leading up to the call for help.
A few hours after the incident, the brother of the union leader and current deputy, Hugo Moyano Jr., appeared at the police station. He came to take charge of the situation and coordinate legal assistance for his relative. His arrival marked a moment of greater organization in handling the case.
The criminal case was filed in the Northern Prosecutor's Unit. There, the first measures of evidence were ordered to clarify the crimes of drug possession and resistance to authority, in addition to the main charges of injuries and unlawful deprivation of liberty.
The statement of the 23-year-old woman was central to the prosecutor's decision. After consuming drugs, she ran out semi-nude from the building where the unionist lives. That account, combined with the evidence collected at the scene, allowed for the advancement of Moyano's arrest.
Context of the procedure
The neighbors who alerted 911 described a scene of distress in the middle of the street. The quick intervention of the police prevented the situation from escalating and allowed for the immediate transfer of the affected individual to the health center. The young woman's condition required priority attention before any other proceedings.
Moyano, for his part, faced the procedure with an attitude that the agents described as uncooperative. This reluctance was recorded in the report and was part of the elements submitted to the prosecutor's office. The presence of Candela Arizaga at the same location was also documented from the very beginning.
The seized substances will undergo toxicological analysis to determine their exact nature. Meanwhile, the union leader remains at the disposal of the Justice at the assigned police station. The case is still under investigation by the Northern Prosecutor's Unit, which will continue to collect evidence to define the scope of the charges.
