Pablo “Bebote” Álvarez, ex-Independiente boss, faces questioning Monday | OneFootball

Pablo “Bebote” Álvarez, former leader of Independiente's fan group, will be questioned this Monday along with more than 200 detainees, and will be deprived of his liberty after attempting to regain power in the stands last Saturday before the match against Rosario Central.

From 12:30 PM, prosecutor Mariano Zitto will question “Bebote” Álvarez and the rest of the fan group members, although only the leader will remain detained.

The reasons for his deprivation of liberty, a situation he has been in since Saturday, are due to his criminal record and the charges against him. The rest of the fan group members will be released, for the most part.

It should be remembered that before the match between Independiente and Rosario Central for the 16th round of the Clausura Tournament, the internal conflict of the fan group raised alarms in Avellaneda, as Pablo “Bebote” Álvarez, former leader of the violent group, was detained along with his associates.

At the Siete Puentes area, in the Gerli zone, the police intercepted 212 members of “Los Diablos Rojos”, who, according to authorities, intended to reclaim the stand currently dominated by the rival faction, “Los Dueños De Avellaneda”.

In addition to the arrests, drums and flags were seized. Aprevide confirmed at that time the arrest of Pablo “Bebote” Álvarez, the well-known former leader, who had threatened during the week, via video, to retake control of the stand. His associates, “Terremoto” Caiño and Lucas Gauto, were also apprehended.

“Bebote” Álvarez and the rest of the fan group members were charged under article 5 of the sports law: inciting or promoting the formation of violent groups.

The internal conflict that sparked the fury of “Bebote” Álvarez

Although the incident occurred on Saturday evening, the revenge had been brewing for some time. The historical leader of “Los Diablos Rojos” had even announced in the days leading up to the match against Rosario Central that it would be the day of his return to power, which alerted the security officials.

“Bebote” Álvarez had shared leadership with Juan Ignacio Leczniki and Mario Nadalich during his years in power, but they took control of the fan group when he was imprisoned and formed the group Los Dueños de Avellaneda.

Upon completing his sentence, the new leaders told him there was no longer a place for him, even though “Juani”, Leczniki's nickname, had previously been part of his army.

Since then, Bebote attempted to gather his group to fight back but seeing the dispersion, he held back until the situation cleared. However, in recent times and especially after what happened in the South American Cup match against Universidad de Chile, Bebote saw the opportunity he had been waiting for, as the official fan group suffered the admission ban of much of its leadership and also lost the unconditional support of the official management.

Bebote Álvarez promised on his social media that he would return with his entire group this Saturday to the North stand, historically controlled by the fan group. He also posted defiant videos online showing flags he claimed to have stolen from the official leader, Mario Nadalich.

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