Liam Payne‘s pal is just not off the hook for allegedly leaving him simply an hour earlier than his loss of life — a decide has cleared the best way for prosecutors to proceed their investigation in opposition to Roger Nores … TMZ has realized.

As we reported, Nores insists he has not but been charged with abandonment of an individual adopted by loss of life — and his lawyer had filed paperwork claiming any case in opposition to him needs to be dealt with by native Buenos Aires prosecutors.

Nevertheless, in accordance with new docs obtained by TMZ, a decide now says Argentina’s nationwide prosecutors can transfer ahead with their investigation into Nores’ alleged function in Liam’s loss of life.

Keep in mind, Nores advised cops Liam was doing nice when he final noticed him, round 4 PM on the CasaSur Palermo Resort — a declare that flies within the face of what prosecutors say Liam was as much as on his last day on the resort.

TMZ broke the story … prosecutors say the One Route singer spent hours ingesting closely, beginning with whiskey for breakfast, employed 2 prostitutes and did cocaine — all earlier than resort workers forcibly took him to his room, only a few minutes earlier than he fell to his loss of life from his Third-floor balcony.

Our sources say authorities took Roger’s passport after they launched the investigation, so it seems he’ll have to stay in Argentina whereas this complete case performs out.