29 marzo, 2024

Prosecutor opens investigation into President Mauricio Macri’s offshore company

Federal prosecutor Federico Delgado accused today to Argentine president Mauricio Macri after order the opening of a criminal case to determine, as a first step, if it was «mischievously omitted» the inclusion in his affidavit of two offshore companies listed in the international journalistic investigation called Panama Papers.

In addition, the resolution that was referred to the federal judge Sebastian Casanello, the prosecutor notes that, as a second step, the judicial investigation should determine whether «social life» of these companies «violated any criminal type» and in that case, «if Mauricio Macri had to do with the setting in motion of the company behavior.»

«We are aware that there was already public clarification about it, but even so, the judicial work is to determine» Prosecutor Delgado said.