BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: An Argentine lawmaker was suspended Thursday for inappropriate conduct with a woman during a virtual session of congress, when he appeared on camera touching his wife as she sat on his lap.
During the broadcast of the virtual session of Argentina’s Lower House, the images of legislators participating appeared in boxes in rows on the screen. As other legislators debated a bill, deputy Juan Emilio Ameri of the ruling Peronist party could be seen pulling down the shirt of his wife and kissing one of her breasts.
House president Sergio Massa interrupted the session to report a serious offense by a deputy.”
There was a situation that has nothing to do with the normal decorum and operation of this house, he said and called for the immediate suspension of Ameri and the creation of a five-member…