The judiciary is making progress in the investigation into the violent incidents that occurred at the Libertadores de América stadium during the match between Independiente and Universidad de Chile for the Copa Sudamericana. Judge José Luis Arabito, in charge of the Guarantee Court No. 3 of Avellaneda, ordered on Wednesday a series of raids and arrest warrants for the eight most heavily implicated defendants, who are being investigated for attempted homicide against Chilean supporters.
Prosecutor Mariano Zitto, who had requested the measure, emphasized that there are 19 open cases regarding the events, although four are the most significant: one for serious injuries, two for attempted homicide and robbery in a populated area and as a group, and another for attempted homicide, all aggravated by having occurred during a sporting event.
In radio statements, Zitto was blunt: "The stadium's internal security, managed by a private company hired by the club, proved insufficient to contain the disturbances. The private security forces couldn't do anything to prevent such chaos and no effective coordination with the Buenos Aires Police was observed."
