Leader of Land Grab Evicted in La Paternal is Man Who Took Photo with Maradona's Corpse

La Nación reports on the eviction of a property in Buenos Aires' La Paternal neighborhood, a situation that has drawn significant attention due to the identity of the occupation's leader. Diego Molina, a man who gained notoriety for posing for a photo with Diego Maradona's body in its coffin, was identified as the key figure in the land grab. This detail adds a layer of macabre notoriety to an already contentious issue of illegal occupation. The city government successfully removed over 100 individuals from the site, which had been occupied since 2000. While Molina was identified, he was not among the three arrested for resisting authorities. The building itself has been condemned due to structural concerns, a stark reminder of the precarious conditions faced by those involved in such occupations. The report highlights the legal complexities, noting a valid eviction order from 2009 stemming from a dispute that began even earlier. From an Argentine perspective, this story touches on deep-seated issues of property rights, social housing needs, and the sometimes-sensationalized public reaction to events involving national icons like Maradona.

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The leader of the usurpation in the occupied property in the porteño neighborhood of La Paternal turned out to be Diego Molina, the funeral home employee who in 2021 was convicted by the Justice for the crime of ‘desecration of a human corpse’, after the viralization of a photo of him next to the body of Diego Armando Maradona in the coffin.