Lawyer Releases Chats Alleging Violence by Ex-Advisor to Argentina's Milei

Argentine lawyer and activist Nadia Beller has released WhatsApp conversations she claims prove domestic violence by her partner, Fernando Cerimedo, a consultant and former advisor to Argentine President Javier Milei. Beller made the revelations from a hospital in Bolivia, where she is recovering after being shot in a hotel.

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I'm glad to know that all your previous apologies were false. You never had remorse.

Beller identified Cerimedo as the primary suspect in the armed assault and accused him of gender-based violence. The published chats, reportedly from June and July, include messages where Beller confronts Cerimedo about alleged physical abuse, sending him photos of injuries on her neck, elbow, and knee. "Choking me and throwing me to the ground and hitting my cheek is not hitting. Look at that. I'm glad to know that all your previous apologies were false. You never had remorse," Beller wrote in one message.

Cerimedo, who was arrested at Viru Viru airport in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, while attempting to board a flight to Buenos Aires, is accused by Bolivian prosecutor Yolanda Aguilera of being the intellectual author of the attack. In a hospital interview, Beller also linked Cerimedo to alleged corruption involving Bolivian government officials and businessmen, citing dealings in gasoline, diesel, and gold.

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But you only want to keep punishing me. Taking revenge. And I understand you. But you have no limits and then the quota of love is noticeably gone.

In the released messages, Cerimedo responds to Beller's accusations by stating he apologized "in a thousand ways" and that she "only wants to keep punishing me. Taking revenge." He also offered medical advice regarding her injuries, suggesting cold compresses. Beller concluded their exchange by stating, "I have to get away from you."

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I have to get away from you.

Cerimedo, the founder of the ultra-officialist news portal La Derecha Diario (LDD), is reportedly an advisor to Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz. Beller stated that early in her relationship with Cerimedo, she witnessed illegal activities and "negotiations" involving Paz's government, his wife, and her family, with Cerimedo acting as an operator.

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At the beginning of my relationship, I was able to verify illegalities. I was a witness through my connection to the dealings that the government of Rodrigo Paz, his wife and his wife's family do with him as an operator and other people. These are dealings with gasoline, diesel, and gold.