An Argentine judge has ordered the arrest of Justin Bieber so the Canadian teen star can testify in a case brought against two of his bodyguards, who are accused of having attacked a photographer and a cameraman in Buenos Aires, Infobae reported.

The incident occurred in 2013 when Bieber was giving a concert at the Estadio Monumental in the Argentine capital. The paparazzi accused the singer's bodyguards of having reacted violently when they tried to take the singer's picture in a Buenos Aires nightclub, Reuters recalled.

Criminal Judge Alberto Baños ordered "the immediate detention of the indicted individuals Justin Bieber, Hugo Alcides Hesny and Terrence Reche Smalls ... so they can add to the required testimony." His decision was prompted by the Argentine Federal Police's Interpol Department unsuccessful attempts to contact Bieber and his bodyguards, Baños added.

Soledad Nieto, the secretary of Baños' 43rd National Magistrate, confirmed that the judge's order was authentic, meaning Bieber would be taken into custody if he were to enter Argentine territory, according to Reuters.

"What has been published is the truth," Nieto noted. "The (judge) and I both signed it," she added.

Last November, Baños had given Bieber 60 days to appear before his court, but the pop star did not comply with his order, the newswire noted.

The nightclub incident, meanwhile, was not the only faux pas Bieber produced during his stay in Argentina, where he has a following a thousands of mostly teenaged admirers. During his Estadio Monumental concert, the singer also stepped on an Argentine flag and used the national symbol to clean the stage's floor, La Gaceta de Tucumán recalled.

The Canadian later apologized for his behavior, insisting that he had confused the flag with a T-shirt.

"I love Argentina, and I had one of the best shows of my tour there," he noted. "I would never do anything to disrespect Argentina or the people of Argentina or the fans. I am very sorry if anybody was offended by my actions, and I hope that you can forgive this error," he added, according to the newspaper.

That incident, too, had legal repercussions for Bieber when a local attorney reported him for insulting the flag, an offense under Argentine law, ABC noted.