Deputies Allan Rodriguez and Luis Aguirre differ on altercation in restaurant in zone 10

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Deputies Allan Rodriguez and Luis Aguirre differ on altercation in restaurant in zone 10

While one of the parliamentarians claims that he physically assaulted his colleague, the other denies that there was physical contact during the incident at the birthday celebration.

Deputies Allan Rodriguez and Luis Aguirre were involved in an incident at a restaurant in zone 10 of the capital. (Photo: PL Archives)

The discussion between one of the negotiators of the budget expansion in the Congress of the Republic, Luis Aguirre, from the Cabal bloc, and Allan Rodríguez, from Vamos, came to blows last Thursday night during a birthday celebration; however, the aforementioned parliamentarians differ from what happened in a restaurant in zone 10.

According to several legislators who were there, Aguirre went to a restaurant in zone 10 to celebrate the birthday of the deputy of the Unidad Nacional de la Esperanza (UNE) Darwin Ramírez. At that same place, Rodríguez showed up to question Aguirre about why he wanted to remove the attorney general and the magistrates. Aguirre responded that it was not true, and told him that what he is promoting is the budget increase. Minutes before, Aguirre had received messages by phone from Rodríguez, threatening him.

Aguirre confirmed to a local radio station that he did indeed attack Rodríguez. “I confirm that I did hit the deputy,” the parliamentarian told the radio station; however, Rodríguez published a video in which he claims that no blows were struck.

“They were both sitting at a table arguing and Aguirre was the one who landed the first punch in the face. We only saw Allan’s bodyguards attack Luis with their weapons. There was a tense moment, because Aguirre also has his own security; that’s when we intervened,” said the source.

Vamos MP Allan Rodríguez responded in a video posted on his social networks that he was indeed invited to a birthday party and that when he arrived they were already intoxicated. “It is false that it came to blows, I would never have allowed it,” he said.

In the same audiovisual, Rodríguez questions President Bernardo Arévalo and accuses him of sending emissaries to Congress to negotiate, through offers, the budget increase of more than Q14 billion.

I hereby make known to the public: pic.twitter.com/onnLgl2rS6

— Allan Rodriguez (@AllanERodriguez) August 10, 2024