Three people – an Argentinian friend of Liam Payne, a hotel employee and an alleged drug dealer – are accused of the singer’s death on October 16.

The friend — an Argentinian businessman who allegedly presented himself as Payne’s manager but was not — is charged with desertion after he allegedly failed to return calls from the CasaSur Palermo hotel about Payne’s erratic behavior.

The friend allegedly tried to come forward as a witness for authorities, claiming he was at the hotel at the time of Payne’s death. However, some employees said they never saw him.

This friend allegedly also hid from Payne’s family that the singer had relapsed.

The hotel employee — who has since been fired from CasaSur Palermo — and the alleged dealer were accused of providing Payne with the drugs that were found in his system at the time of his death.

The story develops…