Overview

• Mayor Guillermo Montenegro appeared before Judge Juan Tapia to defend the Municipal Patrol's operations, emphasizing his responsibility for its actions.
• Montenegro accused external actors, allegedly linked to provincial interests, of sending individuals to disrupt public order in Mar del Plata.
• The Comisión Provincial por la Memoria (CPM) has filed three habeas corpus petitions, challenging the Patrol's actions as unlawful, with one case still pending in court.
• The Municipal Patrol, operating under Montenegro’s oversight since summer, uses non-lethal weapons and has reportedly detained individuals with outstanding arrest warrants.
• Human rights advocates, led by Nobel laureate Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, accuse the Patrol of exceeding its mandate and engaging in systematic violence against vulnerable populations.