Antonio Tejado releases a statement from prison: “falsehoods have been spread about me”

Antonio Tejado released a statement this Wednesday after he entered provisional prison last Monday for being the alleged intellectual author of a series of robberies perpetrated by a criminal organization that robbed luxury homes in Seville. Among the victims of this gang are Maria del Monte And his wife, Immaculate Casal. The singer's nephew is accused of several crimes, including robbery with violence and intimidation, illegal detention, membership in a criminal organization, receipt and trafficking of drugs.

“Following the communications published in the media against our client, Mr. Antonio Tejado García needs to communicate the following: 'I have witnessed with regret how falsehoods have been spread about meas well as statements that threaten my privacy and reputation, violating my right to honor,'” advance Tejado's lawyers, about whom, they affirm, “untrue information” has been disseminated. “We reserve the right to take appropriate legal action to protect your honor and reputation. We ask for maximum respect and understanding for both Don Antonio Tejado García and his family,” they conclude.

Precisely, Tejado's lawyer, Fernando Velo, visited him this morning of February 14 at the penitentiary center, and their meeting lasted around an hour. Upon leaving, he avoided sharing details about the case, although he stressed that His client will remain in jail “as long as it takes” and that “it's fine, it's as calm as possible.”

Antonio Tejado was arrested last Friday at his home in Seville within the framework of operation Abgena, which started six months ago, when María del Monte reported a robbery with “extreme” violence and intimidation at her home in Gines. A few hours after the assault was committed, her nephew showed up at her home to support her. However, as the investigation progressed, for which she even tapped the phone of the former contestant of realities, it was concluded that a person very close to the artist had participated in the robbery, who prior to the arrest was warned of the involvement of someone “intimate.” In her nephew's house, the Civil Guard found wads of banknotes, luxury jewelry and even a manila shawl, objects that mostly belonged to folklore.

The Civil Guard reported on February 12, after the former Tejado passed through the Court of Instruction number 16 of Seville, that this He informed the gang about “the routines of the victims”, “the distribution of housing” and “the location of the home safe.” In addition to her involvement in the robbery of the artist, there are also suspicions that she participated in the robbery that Sergio Ramos and Pilar Rubio suffered in her home.

The gang was preparing a robbery of more than one million euros that, following the dynamics of the previous ones, He prepared in the gym run by the leader of the organization, a Russian boxer with whom Tejado saw practically every day. The young man turned to sports to deal with his addictions after leaving television. It is said that among his entourage there were suspicions that he frequented “bad company.” Likewise, both his mother and his aunt rely on the presumption of innocence. For her part, Tejado's ex-wife, Alba Muñoz, has explained in an interview that her relationship with him caused her serious problems that she still carries in her daily life. Years ago he was accused of committing alleged abuse.