The accident in which the photographer Pedro Alberto Orquera ended with serious injuries – exposed fracture of the right elbow – after being chased at dawn on Sunday by Jac Rhis Hopkins, one of the companions of actress Margot Robbie and model Cara Delevingnehe’s raising the temperature in court.
Until now it was known that “Peter” Orqueda, who got caught for the magazine Hello Robbie and Delevingne leave the Patagonia Sur restaurant in La Boca, It is represented by the office of the mediating lawyer Matías Morla. Clarione was able to confirm it the defense of the British Jac Rhys Hopkins and Josey Callum MacNamara was taken over – among the other lawyers – by Jorge Knoblovits, the president of DAIA.
It should be remembered that on the basis of Orquera’s complaint, Rhys Hopkins and Josey Callum MacNamara were accused by the Buenos Aires prosecutor Catalina Neme for the crime of intentional serious injury.
After issuing a statement and making a deposit of 200,000 pesos each, the prosecutor ruled that their passports were withheld, which is why they cannot leave the country.
Morla points to Robbie and Delevingne
On the side of the lawsuit, from the Morla studio they assure that «the accusation will not end with Hopkins and MacNamara, the direct attackers; We will also ask that Margot Robbie and Cara Delevingne be accused of instigators of the attack. “
At the same time, from the study of the president of the DAIA (Delegation of Argentine Israelite Associations), Jorge Knoblovits, and apart from the technical-legal details, summarizes: “The fact that Morla took over the defense of Orqueda It gives us a guideline that what we are looking for is a media and economic purpose “.
Although the defendants, at this stage of the proceedings, cannot leave the country, they explain it from their defense “After the payment of a bond to be established, they should have their passports back and be able to return to Great Britain. In the meantime, the case will continue under the defense of doctors Marcos Salt, Guillermo Balaban and Jorge Knoblovits “.
A key video for the investigation
At the same time, images of the attack emerged, taken by a security camera in the area. They are in the hands of the prosecutor Catalina Neme, who is conducting the investigation.
These show the surroundings of the Patagonia Sur restaurant, where both Hollywood characters were having dinner on the evening of last Saturday, October 1, as part of an undercover visit to Buenos Aires.
It is in the early hours of this Sunday morning – October 2 – that the footage shows how Orquera runs towards a corner while being chased by Jac Rhys Hopkins -Josey Callum MacNamara does not enter the frame-.
The clash was alerted with a 911 call and, as a result, the Municipal Police officers, from the 4C district police station, moved to the restaurant located at 800 Rocha Street – owned by the well-known chef Francis Mallman-, in The Mouth.
When they arrived in the area the photographer was found with a bleeding wound to his scalp and an open fracture in his elbowfor which he was assisted by SAME and transferred to the Argerich hospital.
The photographer’s version
Hours after the attack, while still hospitalized, Orquera gave his version of events in dialogue with the press.
“I was subjected to unusual violence and started a lawsuit”he stated on the Infobae portal, where he also claimed to be “psychologically very broken, very distressed,” he detailed.
“The photos were commissioned by a magazine, they told me that the two actresses were undercover in the countryside, I looked for them and found them at the restaurant,” said the photojournalist.
And he added at the moment that triggered the violent episode: “When they left and were about to get in the car, the doors were closed and they went crazy. And that’s how I got the photos,” he explained.
It was then that, according to his account, the two men “climbed on top of him” and began chasing him down the street until they wounded him.
Defense of the accused
“As you can see in the video there is no brawl, there are no punches and MacNamara doesn’t even appear in the video, “says Jorge Knoblovits on behalf of the accused.
“What Hopkins does is follow the photographer – continues the president of DAIA- to warn him not to follow the Uberbecause we already know how these things can end, and if we don’t remember Lady Di’s tragic end “.
How many to the possible accusation against Margot Robbie and Cara Delevingne, “he lacks sustenance. What Morla is looking for is media coverage and an economic purpose”points out.
And then he details how the lawsuit can evolve: “Although their passports have been withdrawn, the lawsuit will advance and, in exchange for a deposit we hope that both of you can recover your documents and return to your country, something that is guaranteed by international treaties; It would be ridiculous if they had to stay in the country for the duration of the trial “, he concludes.
From Morla’s study are strong: “This aggression prevented Orqueda from continuing to work … We don’t know for how long. And this will have to be fixed.”they quarrel.
CJL
Source: Clarin
