A resident of the city of La Plata has been under house arrest for two years after being convicted of an assault that occurred in December 2018 on Camino Centenario. The man insists on his innocence, saying, 'They ruined my life.' The case, judged by the Oral Criminal Court No. 5 of La Plata, continues to be controversial, as the convicted person insists on his innocence and claims to have been convicted by a judicial error. César Floricich, his lawyer, is awaiting a resolution from the Court of Appeals and Guarantees, hoping the judges will clarify the situation and grant him parole; the decision will be made by the members of Division I and, eventually, the judges of the Buenos Aires Supreme Court. From his home, Floricich spoke with the Argentine News Agency and emphasized that he did not participate in the attack on a man identified as Colombo and that he only witnessed the event. 'I was just a witness. The witness who said the 'Guys from Gol' beat him couldn't even recognize me or describe how I was dressed.' The conviction Floricich was sentenced to five years in prison for attempted homicide, but his defense appealed the ruling before the Buenos Aires Court of Criminal Cassation, where Judge Violini voted for his acquittal, considering that the only thing proven in the file was that the accused was present at the scene, but without evidence of active participation. The case is still pending, awaiting a final resolution. However, they convicted me based on the testimony of just one person out of eleven witnesses who testified,' he explained from his house arrest. The young man, represented by lawyer Julio Beley, stated that the sentence was arbitrary and based on inconsistent testimony, while the rest of the witnesses, including the victim, his partner, and the co-defendants, allegedly agreed that Floricich did not participate in the aggression. Family and friends have held marches and demonstrations demanding his acquittal, denouncing that the ruling 'lacks factual and probative support.' Meanwhile, the convicted person himself clarified that he never practiced kickboxing, although the prosecution linked him to this activity to support his alleged physical capacity in the assault: 'I never practiced that. I was on my way home to Parque Pereyra. I got out of the car to see what was happening.'
