The intern in favor of Nacho Cano assures that “everything is legal” and accuses the judge of “defaming”: “It can harm us”

Lesly Ochoa’s defense lawyer assures that the witness has ratified her client’s version: “She came to Spain as a minor”

Victoria Hernandez the intern who has testified in favor of Nacho Cano this Thursday for a crime against the rights of workers and the rights of foreign citizens, has assured that the music producer and ‘Malinche’ “He has done everything legally,” at the same time that he has accused the judge of “defamation.”

“I leave satisfied, but a little uneasy because the judge has not helped much and the questions try to defame them. I don’t know to what extent the judge can harm us“, he told the media, upon leaving the Plaza Castilla Courts, where he admitted that he is currently in Madrid for tourism. ““I took the opportunity to declare”he has indicated.

Hernández has reiterated that ‘Malinche’ and Nacho Cano have acted “in good shape” and recognizes that both she and the rest of the scholarship recipients arrived in Spain as tourists and upon arrival “the student visa was processed.” “They say we came to work, but that’s a lie. We came from internships and to present it in Mexico, which will be paid for work there.“, he detailed.

Furthermore, she said that she and the 17 scholarship recipients have been sending emails to the judge for a month to be able to testify, although they did not respond. “We wanted to declare and we want you to hear the truth and reality. We have been in there and we know what the truth is“he reiterated.

Regarding her relationship with Lesly, with whom she shared a room, Victoria Hernández has assured that there was no “match” with the complainant, about whom “a very strange vibe” revolved and whom she has described as a “very conflictive” person. At the same time, he revealed that Lesly “stole some food or didn’t pay for the bus.”

“I only had a relationship with her for two weeks, although the rest of us were there for ten months. She was very conflictive, there was never a ‘match’ with her. In terms of vibes and conflict with my colleagues, there were many. And in terms of the fact that at the time he also stole some food or didn’t pay for the bus,” he pointed out.

“My colleagues and I are tired of this situation. What we want is to be heard and be able to sing and dance and enjoy the musical“, he declared.

For its part, Nacho Cano’s defense lawyer, José Luis Gonzálezhas assured that Victoria Hernández’s statement has been “very important” because it confirms what the training of the scholarship recipients has consisted ofwith 1,520 teaching hours and non-work practices associated with training.

Likewise, he commented that the intern in favor of Cano has recounted the treatment that the Police gave them when they detained them on June 27 “for eleven hours.” “At no time were they treated as victims, but as criminals, depriving them of their documentation, of having communication and depriving them of the possibility of leaving the police station, accessing their devices illegally, without judicial authorization, transmitting email and messages of WhatsApp, a whole set of irregularities that are later reflected in the report,” he indicated.

In this sense, he has accused the Police of “lying” in the statement they made this Wednesday. “They said that she had not asked any question about sexual harassment to Mr. Cano, and she just confirmed it, and that was the case with the rest of the interns, therefore they have a serious problem and will have it in the future.“he warned.

LESLY’S DEFENSE: “HE HAS CONFIRMED WHAT WAS REPORTED”

On the other hand, The lawyer defending Lesly Ochoa, Alfredo Arrién, has assured that, although Victoria Hernández’s statement has been “quite a bit” directed by the defense, In turn, it has been “quite” favorable for the case of his client.

“He has confirmed the violation of the border in Spain, how he hid the fact that he was really going to work for ‘Malinche’, how he said at all times that he came as a tourist and how, obviously, all those transportation costs to here were paid,” he stated.

Furthermore, the lawyer has pointed out that Hernández has incorporated an element that is “essential and crucial.” ““He was a minor when he came to Spain, which can aggravate the facts quite a bit,” has advanced.

Arrién has emphasized that the defense represents this girl in another procedure, and has a relationship and a job promise for March 2025. “They are going to represent the role of ‘Malinche’. But he has recognized that those rehearsals were aimed directly at playing a specific role.“, he assured.

Precisely, Arrién has explained that the law that regulates the work of artists provides that 70 percent of artists’ work is rehearsals and only 30 percent is representation, therefore “rehearsals are part of an agreement regulated by the Workers’ Management Law”. “Consequently it is an employment contract and therefore they are working. He has said it, he has confirmed it, he has been asked three or four times and that fact has been confirmed,” he detailed.

However, he recognizes that the witness has tried to favor “Malinche’s” organization “as much as possible” and is ironic about the “chance” that she is in Madrid doing tourism when the statements take place.

“It’s not a coincidence, it’s obvious what happened.. They needed to counter Lesly’s statement and the investigations that the police had made with the surveillance, with the social networks they had of ‘Malinche’ and with the rest of the interns. Although in the end it has not been counteracted, because it has half-heartedly confirmed what we already knew from Lesly,” he maintained.