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Bomb-Threat Suspect at Lali Espósito Concert Receives Suspended Sentence

Justice officials imposed a three-year suspended term plus a 10,000-peso fine on a 74-year-old accused of placing a false bomb threat at Estadio Aldo Cantoni.

Overview

  • The Aug. 1 threat forced a two-hour evacuation and delayed the start of Lali Espósito’s concert at San Juan’s Estadio Aldo Cantoni.
  • Telecom geolocation and digital forensics traced the threatening call to Barrio Las Bebidas, prompting police to arrest Juan Carlos Salem on Aug. 6.
  • A search of Salem’s home yielded a seized cellphone and a .22-caliber revolver used as evidence in public intimidation proceedings.
  • Recordings of the call reveal racially derogatory and politically motivated language targeting the singer’s perceived affiliations.
  • Judge Mabel Goya confirmed the revolver’s confiscation following Salem’s conviction under an abbreviated trial on Aug. 8.