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The Mexican ambassador to Argentina Ricardo Valero submitted his resignation after he was caught in the famous crime while stealing the biography of the Italian adventurer Giacomo Casanova, one of the most famous libraries in Buenos Aires. The 77-year-old ambassador attributed his resignation on health grounds, and media outlets said he was suffering from a brain tumor affecting his behavior, and the Mexican foreign minister announced that Valero was undergoing “neurological treatment”.
The Mexican government said that Its ambassador In Argentina, Ricardo Valero resigned “for health reasons” after being caught red-handed while stealing the biography of Casanova from the most famous library in Buenos Aires.
Scenes filmed by surveillance cameras on October 26 and published in early December showed the ambassador hiding a book between the folds of a newspaper when he was visiting the El Ateo Grande Splendid library, one of the most beautiful libraries in the world located in an ancient theater.
Guards stopped him and the diplomat tried to justify himself by offering receipts, but none of them included the stolen work, which is the famous biography of the famous adventurer Jacomo Casanova from Venice, developed by French university professor Guy Chaucinan-Nogare and sold for 6,490 Argentine pesos (about $ 10).
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Abrard said the ambassador was currently undergoing a “neurological treatment” and wished him a “speedy recovery”.
Mexican and Argentine media reported that Valero, 77, is suffering from a brain tumor that affects his behavior.
France 24 / AFP
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