LIAM Payne’s friend Roger Nores is due to fly to the UK to pay his respects to the 1D star.
Rogelio “Roger” Nores revealed his plan after the manslaughter charges against him and two hotel workers were dropped.
The businessman and two staff members at the hotel in Buenos Aires were charged over the One Direction star’s death from a hotel balcony on October 16 last year.
But Nores alongside Esteban Grassi, the chief receptionist at CasaSur Palermo Hotel and head of security Gilda Martin were cleared by appeal court judges on Thursday.
Speaking after the ruling Nores told: Rolling Stone: “Glad this is finally over.
“I’m happy I’m now going to be able to travel to the UK and say goodbye to my friend.”
The judges ruled that Nores did not play a role in Payne “obtaining and consuming alcohol,” nor could have done anything to prevent his death.
They also referred to an email Nores had sent to Liam’s family dated August 23, expressing his concern about his friend.
The ruling reads: “Despite accusing Nores of failing to communicate and raise alarms with the victim’s family, they remained silent about the email through which the accused had expressed his concerns and warned that he would not be able to look after Payne’s health.”
Meanwhile, the pair accused of selling Liam cocaine before his fall will remain in prison after being told they still face prosecution and probable trial.
Waiter Braian Nahuel Paiz, 24, and 21-year-old suspended hotel worker Ezequiel David Pereyra, lost their attempts to overturn the decision.
They have been warned they could face prison sentences of between four and 15 years if convicted.
Prosecutors can appeal the higher court decision on Mr Nores and the two hotel workers but they have not yet indicated if they will do so.
Nores’ lawyer Rafael Cuneo Libarona, the brother of Argentina’s Justice Minister, had fought to get the US businessman off his manslaughter rap.
He rebutted claims from the prosecution that he was Liam’s representative and had failed in his duty of care towards him.
Mr Cuneo Libarona said after news of the appeal ruling emerged: “We are happy to have reversed the decision by 360 degrees.
“We have always maintained that Rogelio Nores was not responsible for Liam Payne’s death.
“He was only his friend and had no duty or legal obligation to ensure his safety.”
Mr Nores protested his innocence and refuted claims he was Liam’s ‘de facto’ manager.
He previously said: “I never abandoned Liam, I went to his hotel three times that day and left 40 minutes before this happened.
“There were over 15 people at the hotel lobby chatting and joking with him when I left.
“I could have never imagined something like this would happen.
“I’ve given my statement to the prosecutor on October 17 as a witness and I haven’t spoken to any police officer or prosecutor ever since.
“I wasn’t Liam’s manager. He was just my very dear friend.”
Tragic star Liam plunged to his death from the third-floor balcony of his hotel in Buenos Aires on October 16.
His chaotic finals hours before he fell to his death were revealed in new court documents.
A forensic examination of Liam’s final hours found he hired two women online, Aldana Serrano, 31, and Lucila Goitea, 27, and invited them to his room.
The women arrived at 11.30am on October 16 to find Liam taking drugs from aluminium foil, docs claimed.
The three of them later had sex, it is understood, before Liam broke the hotel room TV and told the women to leave at around 4pm.
