The Córdoba Police formally summoned Sergio Maldonado, the drowned picketeer brother Santiago Maldonado, after he posted videos on social networks with cries and insults against an officer, where he reported without evidence an alleged irregular action by the Road Police after a vehicle control.
The episode originated in early April, when Maldonado was arrested at a checkpoint on Route 9, near Rio Segundo. According to the official record, the reason for the violation was the lack of use of a seat belt by one of the occupants of the vehicle, which led to the drafting of a fine
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After the procedure, Maldonado used his Instagram account to broadcast the situation live and question police action. In his publications, he accused the officers of trying to bribe him and even claimed to have been threatened









