Waiter accused of selling Liam Payne cocaine before death arrested after judge's order
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The waiter accused of selling Liam Payne cocaine before he plunged to his death at a Buenos Aires hotel has been arrested.A judge had ordered Braian Nahuel Paiz’s remand in prison after charging him with supplying the singer with drugs a week ago. Laura Bruniard gave Paiz 24 hours to hand himself in so he could be sent to jail. However, the arrest didn’t take place until today (Friday, January 3) after police went to his home at Ingeniero Budge on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Mr Paiz’s lawyer Fernando Madeo confirmed his client had been arrested. He didn’t, however, give any more details about what prison he would be taken to or when.Earlier today (Friday) it emerged Mr Madeo was claiming it was “impossible” the charges against his client would stick following Liam’s third-floor fatal plunge at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel in Buenos Aires on October 16. He also said the 24-year-old was the victim of a “witch hunt” that had been sparked by the authorities’ desire for culprits.
He claimed the same issues often appeared in other headline cases which sparked national and international interest. He said: “They want to look for culprits at any price, violating constitutional rights and guarantees and forming a ’truth’ which turns out to false as is the case here, accusing innocent people of crimes they haven’t committed.”Mr Madeo went on to claim a number of recent media reports claiming his client had refused to testify in front of a judge who has charged him with selling drugs to Liam were "fake". He insisted: “We presented a very long statement in which we addressed all the issues and the false accusations against Braian and we have explained everything from his point of view.”Paiz was one of five men who had been charged by a Buenos Aires judge last Friday after Liam’s October 16 death at the CasaSur Palermo Hotel.
