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Morena Rial Held in Magdalena as Lawyer Disputes Hunger-Strike Reports

Her team is seeking electronic monitoring following the revocation of her house arrest for noncompliance.

Overview

  • Rial was transferred midweek to Unit 51 in Magdalena and remains in pretrial detention while courts consider her status.
  • Attorney Alejandro Cipolla said she is not on a hunger strike, contradicting earlier claims from her legal team that she was refusing food and drinking little water.
  • Prison psychological services have evaluated her and she is under ongoing mental health follow-up, according to her lawyers.
  • Her defense is preparing a request for domiciliary detention with an electronic bracelet as she awaits proceedings in two cases tied to alleged residential robberies.
  • Her Instagram account continues to run paid promotions managed by a community manager, and her lawyer confirmed she briefly spoke by phone with her father, Jorge Rial.