A hooligan was sentenced to prison for the damage to a patrol car at the Congress.

The Criminal, Misdemeanor, and Offenses Court No. 15 of the City of Buenos Aires imposed a sentence of one year and five months of effective imprisonment on Fernando David Yurquina, a member of the All Boys barra brava, for his involvement in the damage and subsequent overturning of a City Police patrol car during the disturbances in front of the National Congress.

The sentence was handed down this Thursday following a settlement agreement, in which the defendant admitted his involvement in the events and accepted the penalty agreed upon with the prosecution. "I saw a crowd of people there struggling with the patrol car. So, when I approached, the reality is that I joined in, I'm not going to lie," he confessed to the court.

Judge Karina Andrade, head of the court, considered that his participation as a co-author of the aggravated damage offense was duly proven. She also decided to reclassify the act: it was not simply damage to public property, but an act committed with the intention of obstructing the normal exercise of authority and as retaliation against its decisions, in accordance with article 184, paragraph 1, of the Penal Code.

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The events occurred during the disturbances recorded on March 12, when Fernando David Yurquina was identified as one of the individuals who kicked and helped overturn a City Police patrol car, located at the corner of Avenida de Mayo and Salta.

"When we reached the goal of overturning it, I withdrew and stayed there seventy to eighty meters away," declared the barra brava, while clarifying that he was not part of the group that later set the vehicle on fire. He also described: "one in a green jersey, with a scarf on his face, started putting trash inside the car and they started setting it on fire."

Although several people were apprehended that same day, Yurquina was not linked to the events until March 19. It was through an investigation carried out by the East Flagrancy Unit that he was identified as one of the involved, leading to a raid on his home and his subsequent arrest at the City Police's Alcaidía 1 Bis.

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The authorities highlighted that the operation at his residence was decisive, as they found the All Boys jersey he had worn during the violent episode.

Meanwhile, the Special Investigations Division played a key role in identifying the accused, after analyzing various videos and images of the incidents, as well as posts made on social media from a profile under the name "Eric Morales," an alias Yurquina used online.

In fact, investigators noted that the defendant had made multiple social media posts adopting a provocative stance toward the security forces. In one of them, for example, he wrote: "This is for you, cop, ehhhh, on Wednesday we're not seeing each other's faces! Hahahahaha," reflecting a defiant attitude toward the police.

The settlement agreement was reached on March 21. In that instance, Yurquina was formally charged with the offense of aggravated damage against the patrol car. In addition to admitting his guilt and accepting the agreed penalty, he also committed to covering the costs of the judicial process and stated that he would not appeal the preventive detention imposed on him.