Liam Payne fans in Argentina gathered for a rally and a march in Buenos Aires to call for justice in singer’s death investigation.
fans — holding up signs and posters with the face of the late One Direction star — rung through a busy street of Buenos Aires,“¡Justicia por Liam! ¡Justicia por Liam!” they repeated in unison in front of the courthouse, some holding back tears and others screaming at the top of their lungs: “No to impunity! No to impunity!”
Most of the fans gathered Saturday directed their ire at the hotel staff, with one fan poster reading in English, “Why did they take him fainting up to the room and call and wait for an ambulance?” Some fans pointed to Payne’s Argentine friend, who recently“We want to apply pressure and show them that we’re watching,” says Alex Silva, who traveled three hours by bus from Buenos Aires suburb Alejandro Korn to lead the march, and visit the memorial for Payne.
One of the march attendees, Karli Reyes, got to meet Payne a few weeks before he died, and carries a laminated autograph he gave her in her wallet. She also got a tattoo that she says Payne drew for her in his honor. She plans to come to future gatherings in support of the cause. Organizers for both the Saturday march and the rally the week before have taken it upon themselves to keep the memorial in front of CasaSur clean and protected. They say the hotel has generally allowed the fans to mourn in the space, but many worry they’ll want to get rid of the posters and messages written to Payne by the tree flanking the hotel, which has served as a memorial spot.
On Monday, fans also launched a fundraiser and a non-perishable food drive for a local church to commemorate the two-month anniversary of his death. They want the charitable approach to remind people of Payne’s ties to charity, specifically during Covid, when he funded more than 360,000 meals for numerous
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