Montevideo, Uruguay (AP) – An Argentine lawyer filed fraud charges against President Javier Mailey in Criminal Court on Sunday for promoting cryptocurrency on his social media, one of the lawyers told The Associated Press Ta.
On Friday, Myray posted X$$libra on the coin that he told X “is intended to promote economic growth by funding small businesses and startups.”
He deleted the post hours later, and the currency’s value collapsed, causing millions of dollars to lose to the short investor, according to financial site DexScreener.
The coin developed by the KIP protocol and Hayden Davis can be obtained by visiting a link that directs users to a website called Vivalalibertadproject.com, by referring to famous phrases that Miley closes speeches and messages on social media. Masu.
The President’s office said in a statement Saturday that Mairay was not involved in any stage of cryptocurrency development, and following public response to the project’s launch, posting to avoid speculation and limit further exposure. I decided to delete it.
Jonatan Baldiviezo, a lawyer and one of the plaintiffs, told the Associated Press that he saw an illegal association in the episode that committed “an indefinite number of fraud.” “In this illegal association, there was a fraud crime committed in which the president’s actions were essential,” he said.
Baldiviezo has signed a petition with another lawyer, Marcos Zelaya. Engineer Maria Eva Koottutsu. Economist Claudio Rozano overseeed the Central Bank of Argentina during the administration of former President Alberto Fernandez. Criminal Justice is expected to assign a judge to the case or refer to the prosecutor on Monday for further investigation.
The plaintiff saw an operation known in the crypto world as “Ragpur” in the actions of Mairei. This happens when a developer launches an attractive token to seduce investors, but after the funds go high and make the token worthless, they give it up later . Baldiviezo also added that Milei violated the Public Ethics Act.
“The President shared a post from his personal account announcing the launch of a KIP Protocol project. He daily has many entrepreneurs who want to launch projects in Argentina to create jobs and attract investments. I’m going with it,” the president’s office said.
After deleting the post, Milei said he was unaware of the currency development in X and blamed his political opponent for trying to misuse the episode. “I didn’t know the details of the project, so after getting the information I decided not to continue promoting it (that’s why I deleted the tweet),” he said.
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