In the face of a new session in the Chamber of Deputies to discuss the Libra case, the opposition managed to gather the 130 presences to reach the quorum and advance with the creation of a investigative commission, in addition to promoting the interpellation of several officials of the Executive Power.
In another tense afternoon marked by the debate of the greatest scandal that Javier Milei faced, there were crosses of all kinds. The discussion was inaugurated by Deputy Pablo Juliano, of the Democracy Block forever, who declared: «We are not going to lower our arms until you know what happened. The presidents pass, but the interests of our country are at stake ».
For his part, Nicolás Massot, from the Federal Meeting Group, expressed his surprise to The lack of an official explanation about what happened with the cryptocurrency launched on February 14. «It is necessary that an explanation be provided, and the government, voluntarily, has not known or has not wanted to give it… that, in itself, is already serious. It is worrying that they do not consider that there is something to clarify, ”he said.
In this context, the official Pablo Carro, of Union for the country, said: «As the government cannot change reality, undertakes it against journalists.» He then denounced what he considered acts of repression by the security forces against reporters during demonstrations, as well as layoffs that, according to him, were promoted from the government itself.
Deputy Ricardo López Murphy, of United Republicans, also spoke on the subject. Said Not understand why such unusual events occur in Argentina and attributed it to the lack of clear rules in the administrative system of the country. In addition, he was in favor of creating an investigative commission and clarified that the purpose of it is not to replace the role of justice, but to understand why these things happen and how to avoid being repeated. «You have to know who takes this type of initiatives to President Milei to sign them,» he said. And he concluded: «The need to properly challenge to those responsible for the Executive Power also supports.»
Another that was in favor of challenging members of the highest spheres of the government was Nicolás del Caño, from the Left Front, who recalled that Milei was already involved in other controversial episodes related to cryptoactive. In addition, he sustained his conviction that behind Libra there was a fraudulent maneuver: «We want to know how much it was charged, who benefited and what link there is Davis … We find it striking that some officials do not agree to challenge Milei himself«.
It is worth noting that Miguel Angel Pichetto, also of Federal Meeting, was in line with the opinion that Pablo Casadio gave to cryptootics in a recent interview. According to Pichetto: «This operation seriously injured the credibility of the crypto world. That sector could have served the country, and that frustrates. Even multiple serious platforms have been dragged ».
At 16:15, Argentina’s time, the vote was carried out for the creation of the Investigating Committee. With 128 votes in favor, 93 against and 7 abstentions, the opposition finally managed to promote the formation of a commission destined to investigate the facts related to the promotion of the cryptocurrency Librawhich caused economic losses to thousands of citizens, both Argentine and foreigners.
Next, the interpellation of several key officials of the Executive Power was voted, with the aim of appear before the enclosure to give explanations about what happened last March 14. The aforementioned are: Guillermo Francos, Chief of Cabinet of Ministers; Luis Caputo, Minister of Economy; Mariano Cúneo Libarona; and Roberto E. Silva, head of the National Securities Commission (CNV). The motion was finally approved with 131 votes in favor, 96 against and no abstention.
The Libra case continues to climb internationally. Recently it was learned that the former New York former Timothy Treanor – specialist in fraud linked to cryptocurrencies – prepares a collective claim before the Federal Court of New York. Treanor plans to accuse Javier Milei’s environment for market fraud and manipulationpointing out the sudden collapse of Libra and its consequences for some 75,000 investors. The dispute figure is not lower: if the compensation request thrives, the compensation could exceed 800 million dollars.
In parallel, federal judge Sandra Arroyo Salgado expanded the investigation into the bankrupt token and asked the Military House to report if the Argentine President was in the fifth of Olivos on February 17, three days after promoting the cryptoactive from her account in X. The magistrate seeks retweet of Milei.