Facundo Moyano charged; 11 witnesses testify as girlfriend claims 'psychotic break'

Argentine union leader and former national deputy Facundo Moyano faces charges of minor assault and unlawful deprivation of liberty, stemming from an incident involving his girlfriend, Candela Arizaga. The 23-year-old victim, according to the judicial hypothesis, described the events as a "psychotic break" resulting from cocaine consumption.

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We did not have any argument or anything like that. We didn't even have sex.

Arizaga is set to provide a second statement to prosecutor Florencia Nocerez, who is leading the investigation. In her initial testimony, given after being discharged from the hospital, Arizaga denied being a victim of gender-based violence. She stated that she and Moyano had not argued and had not engaged in sexual activity, attributing her actions to a psychotic episode.

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As I wasn't sleepy, I started consuming cocaine. I had never had a break before. I felt like things were chasing me, like I was hallucinating. My mind was not there, it was elsewhere. I wanted to flee.

"I started consuming cocaine. I had never had a break before. I felt like things were chasing me, like I was hallucinating. My mind was not there, it was elsewhere. I wanted to flee," Arizaga reportedly told the prosecutor. She recalled running down the street, feeling pursued, and questioning whether her perception of being chased by Moyano was real or imagined.

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The little I remember is that I was running in the street. I left the house through the elevator and ran. My memory is running. I felt like they were chasing me and I didn't even know who I was. I asked the police if Facundo was chasing me, if it was real or an imagination.

Moyano, who was released after his initial statement, remains under investigation and is subject to restrictions, including a restraining order. He has maintained that his relationship with Arizaga was always loving and affectionate, with no tension or aggression. The investigation is ongoing, with 11 witnesses having already testified, and two more scheduled to provide statements.

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I want to say that my relationship with Candela, my girlfriend, was always loving, affectionate; there was never any kind of tension, let alone physical or verbal aggression. And neither on the day of the imputation of the facts was there any impediment for her to leave or enter the apartment.