Congressional commission to sue $LIBRA prosecutor, summon Karina Milei

The Argentine lower houses $LIBRA investigative commission will seek to file a complaint against the prosecutor investigating the scandal due to what they called his obstruction of the probe. They will also summon the presidents sister and secretary general, Karina Milei, for a hearing. The commission, which was created last year to investigate $LIBRA a cryptocurrency promoted by President Milei last year that made users lose millions made the announcements on Monday in light of a string of recent revelations that could link Milei to the alleged scam. The group of lawmakers will file a complaint against case prosecutor Eduardo Taiano with the Disciplinary Tribunal of the Office of the Attorney General for obstructing the full exercise of the constitutional powers of the National Congress, said the commissions communiqu. The commission also said that it would request that the Office of the Attorney General remove Taiano due to his obstruction of the investigation and possible cover-up of the alleged facts. Moreover, the commission announced it would demand that Javier Milei and the secretary general of the presidency, Karina Milei, provide explanations on the case.  We will submit a written request for information to the National Executive Branch so that all officials involved in recent revelations made by the press [Javier Milei, Karina Milei, presidential advisor Santiago Caputo, and former lead advisor Demian Reidel] explain the content of their telephone conversations with Mauricio Novelli, an entrepreneur linked to $LIBRA. The commission will also request that Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni and Secretary General of the Presidency Karina Milei also be summoned for questioning. The group also denounced the serious judicial persecution of journalist Natalia Volosin, who published information about the case, as well as the judiciarys attempt to violate the confidentiality of journalistic sources. Taiano has also subpoenaed Volosin to testify in the case.