G20: aggression and beat of a renowned Canadian academic in Puerto Madero

Canada's John Kirton, perhaps the most renowned connoisseur of

G20

With numerous academic and journalistic documents on the subject, he was badaulted and beaten in the neighborhood of Puerto Madero in Buenos Aires.

Kirton visited the area after being stolen by strangers who stole his property violently, close to the starting point of the buses for the different stages of the

G20

"After 31 G7 summits, twelve G20 and one of the BRICS since 1988, my luck and the security of the host have finally failed … Do not cry for me, cry for l '. Argentina, "wrote Kirton.
on Twitter.

"I was walking with two colleagues when two young men attacked me – journalists traveling to Buenos Aires for the G20 Summit should not travel alone or have the confidence that the local police will protect them," he said. added.

Kirton pointed out in his messages that the episode in question had cost him a few meters of places related to the activities of the G20, which are even jealously guarded.

More than 22,000 troops will be deployed to the mega-security operation for the G20 meeting.

The meeting of heads of state will be held on November 30 and December 1 in a Buenos Aires restricted circulation and many blocks.

The Minister of Security,

Patricia Bullrich,

defined the operator as "strong, strong and adequate"; while

Hernán Lombardi,

Coordinator of the G20 Technical Unit, said that with the summit, "we have demonstrated great organizational capacity".

Kirton is Professor of Political Science, Director and Co-Founder of the G7 Research Group, Co-Director (with Alan Alexandroff and Donald Brean) and Founder of the G20 Research Group, Founder and Co-Director (with James Orbinski) of the Global Health Diplomacy Program. Founder and co-founder of the BRICS Research Group, all housed at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Trinity College, at the University of Toronto, Canada.

Since 2016, he has been Acting Director of the International Relations Program at the same university. The academic came to Buenos Aires to internalize the meetings and decisions of the G20.

ANSA Agency