Argentine biochemist arrested in Esquel for holding family captive

Miguel Edgardo Battista, a self-described biochemist and UBA graduate who promoted an alfalfa supplement for Covid during the pandemic, has been charged by Chubut justice with abandonment of person and illegal deprivation of liberty for allegedly keeping his entire family captive. The case is developing, with details of the alleged captivity and family condition still emerging.

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