Depositors gathered in central Catamarca to protest against various financiers in the province. Photo: The Ancasti
The scandal over alleged financial frauds has reached the height of tension in Catamarca: this Wednesday night and amid the raid of savers on a house owned by one of the financiers two people were shot.
The incident occurred hours later in the same province -and for another case- back to jail Edgar Adhemar Bacchiani, after being given 6 days house arrest to assess whether he is in a position to pay his debts.
The shooting took place at the home of the manager’s parents. Stratton Sierra SRLJésica Véliz where her father, Eduardo Véliz (55) received at least one impact to one of her legs.
Meanwhile, Julián Frías (39), one of the protesters, was shot in the head and had to undergo emergency surgery: he was stable, but in a reserved condition. had two were arrested.
The same wounded were transferred early in the morning to San Juan Bautista Hospital.
Catamarca: the home of the financier arrested on Wednesday and where the shooting took place. Photo: The Ancasti
According to the El Alcansti website, about five vehicles arrived at night in front of Veliz’s house looking for Sierra, the owner of the financial company.
There were horns and insults, but no one moved in the house. As they were leaving, one of the 10 protesting savers saw a van approaching: it belonged to the Sierra family.
One of the financier’s children got out of the car and started arguing with the creditors who protested at the scene. But it all got complicated as more members of the truck got off, one of them the owner of the house they escracharon.
Pushes, insults, fist bumps and gunshots dominated the scene in a violent fight.
Prosecutor on duty Alejandro Gober collaborated with personnel from Judicial Unit No. 10 to about 5 p.m. After the police lockdown operation, two of the vehicles involved were caught.
For enmity too there were two people incarcerated, both children of Velizan older and a minor: both with participation in combat and hunting.
Sierra and Véliz were both accused of “fraud”, “money laundering” and “unauthorized financial intermediation”, and were investigated this Monday morning.
Over the weekend and with more than 30 complaints against him, Federal Justice ordered a search of the areas where the company operates, where National Gendarmerie personnel seized a large number of computers, technological equipment and documents.
A previous protest
Prior to this serious incident, a group of savers had been deceived by various companies (this includes Adhemar Capital) concentrated in the center of the capital city to demand the return of their savings.
Depositors gathered in central Catamarca to protest against various financiers in the province. Photo: The Ancasti
There were thunder bombs, pans, horns and bugles demanding the Federal Justice, Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office and Provincial Executive payment of utilities owed by the suspects and the immediate return of capital delivered, with the promise of revenue from between . 10 and 23% per month.
Source: Clarin