Justin Bieber faces arrest in Argentina

13 April 2015 - 11:55 By Bang Showbiz

Justin Bieber may be arrested if he enters Argentina after a judge called for his ''immediate detention'' following an incident in 2013. Judge Albert Julio Banos has allegedly ordered for Bieber's ''immediate detention'' because of a warrant stemming from an incident which took place in Buenos Aires in 2013. His bodyguards, Hugo Alcides Hesny and Terrence Reche Smalls, are also allegedly subject to the same warrant, the Associated Press reports. The incident - which took place two years ago - saw photographer Diego Pensoa accuse Justin's bodyguards of attacking him at a club in the country's capital city. It was alleged that Bieber ordered the attack and his warrant came about because he never answered questions about the incident before leaving the country. If he is found guilty of causing an injury, Bieber could face anything from one month to six years imprisonment. It is not the first time he has gotten in trouble with the law. Last year, he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence whilst in Miami and he also paid $80,000 after being charged with misdemeanour vandalism after allegedly egging his neighbour's home. Since then, his former neighbour Jeff Schwartz has filed a lawsuit against the star, claiming him and his wife have been left with ''emotional distress'' following the egging incident...

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