Veterans of Lomas Zamora arrested in Falkland Islands

Luis Escobedo, Sergio Torres, Miguel Ramirez, José Bustamante, Adalberto Quintana, Adán Aguilera, Roberto Barrientos and Juan Villaverde are the protagonists of this unfortunate story, which provoked the widespread repudiation of the whole community.

They were anonymously reported as having "caused a public disorder". Local police removed their belongings and transferred them to a police station where they took their fingerprints and photographed them as criminals. They were not left in cells as there was no room, but they stayed in the hotel stopped and monitored whenever they left their room. "The police followed us and watched us," they said.

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Escobedo explains in his Facebook profile that "the day after we arrived in the islands, we went to the cemetery, one way to honor them was to show flags, to sing the anthem, to make a minute of silence and, of course, the cry of ¡Viva la Patria! "

"Two days later, police and intelligence agents woke us up at the hotel, taking out cell phones, cameras, and everything with the Falklands logo, and confiscating each room. They accused us of posting banners and insulting cries and stopped us. "He adds.

The veteran adds: "After 48 hours, the British authorities came in and acquitted us of all the charges and said that they were going to talk to the islanders to show more understanding at the same time. With respect to ex-combatants. "

"We had to be treated like criminals just for honoring our fallen soldiers?", Questioned this former Los Andes footballer, who was on the front with just 19 years old.