Arrest warrant issued for Justin Bieber after assault claim

Looks like Justin Bieber can't visit Argentina anytime soon.

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by Maria Vallahis |
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An Argentine court has ordered for the arrest of Justin Bieber over an alleged assault in 2013.

The Biebz reportedly failed to respond to summons related to allegations he ordered his bodyguards to attack a photographer.

Outside a club in Buenos Aires Bieber apparently sent his bodyguards, Hugo Alcides Hesny and Terrence Reche Smalls, to attack a photographer, Diego Pesoa.

The judge, Alberto Julio Banos, who issued the warrant, ordered the "immediate detention" of Bieber and his bodyguards .

Looks like Bieber could be in more trouble than he bargained for, as under Argentine law, he would face a jail sentence between one month to six years if he is convicted.

Justin posted this picture to his Instagram account yesterday.
Justin posted this picture to his Instagram account yesterday.

However the 21-year-old didn't turn up to be questioned by the authorities.

Mr Pesoa's lawyer, Matias Morla, spoke to a local TV station and implied that the warrant would force Bieber to return to the South American country.

Morla said: "Now we just need to wait for the police to find him and bring him (to Argentina).

"For us, this is a triumph against all those who said this case was a bluff and that we didn't have anything."

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