VIDEO: Almost four years later, the author of the anti-Semitic graffiti at the DAIA in Bahía Blanca was arrested

The suspect was arrested in a raid in which objects with Nazi symbols were also seized

After more than three years of investigation and several months on hold due to lack of evidence, the Buenos Aires Police The alleged author of the anti-Semitic graffiti was arrested in recent days carried out on the facade of the building of the DAIA of Bahia Blanca (Argentina) in May 2021.

The capture took place within the framework of a raid carried out at the suspect's home, located on Dorrego Street at 300, which was ordered after the reactivation of the case, in November 2024.

Personnel from the Falcon Group and agents of the Complex Crimes division of the provincial force, who arrived at the home of the alleged perpetrator of the crime after the appearance of new tracks which emerged at the end of last year.

These latest data were thoroughly analyzed by the researchers and compared with other data previously collected. Among them, security camera footage, who had filmed the man while he was committing the acts.

“We are going to kill them” and “Jewish rats” had been the two phrases that the individual had left written in black spray paint.

After finding his home and obtaining the search warrant, the agents intercepted him and managed to arrest him. In addition, they kidnapped Various objects with Nazi symbols who were brought before the courts.

Among these items they found a German SS helmet, a bust of Adolf Hitler and the book “My Struggle,” along with other items of interest to the cause.

"He is already behind bars, now he must be held accountable by justice," said the Minister of Security of Buenos Aires, Javier Alonso, after announcing the news in the case.

The incident had occurred on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at 23.19:XNUMX p.m. The details of the exact moment in which the graffiti occurred were recorded by the building's security cameras, which captured the suspect with a spray can writing on the facade of the building. Israelite Association of Bahia Blanca, where a school operates.

The man had left threats against the Jewish community written in black that stood out on the light wall of the establishment located at 54 Lavalle Street.

His identity was not immediately revealed because, at the time of the incident, the suspect had his face covered with a fleece collar that covered his nose and a hat. Only his eyes were visible.

The then mayor of the city Hector Gay had repudiated the happened. "My strongest condemnation of anti-Semitic attacks that a synagogue in our city suffered. We will not tolerate this type of acts. "that attack the Israeli community and the rest of society. Promoting violence, hatred and discrimination will never be the way forward," he wrote on his social networks.

In recent weeks, and after the reactivation of the case carried out by the UFI N°2 of Bahía Blanca, the head of the DAIA of the city, Gabriel Anmuth, had expressed hope of finding those responsible for the act of vandalism.

Before the arrest of the author, he said on the radio: "We are making steady progress. Hopefully, when the secrecy of the case is lifted, we will have results and be able to see how justice is achieved in the face of these criminal and xenophobic acts."

He also shared a reflection: “We must keep in mind that beyond the fact that there is anti-Semitism in Argentina, It is not an anti-Semitic country. On the other hand, from the national DAIA, we work on different types of policies against anti-Semitism. One of the reactive policies is legal action," he continued.

And he concluded: “DAIA's mission is to fight anti-Semitism, one sees this constantly and it doesn't surprise me and I think that this work belongs to everyone. It is a hate speech that poisons the society where it is produced."

Source: INFOBAE