On Sunday, Argentine lawyers filed a lawsuit against President Javier Milei for the fraud, which they said he committed in the case of a cryptocurrency of $ pound. According to the opposition, he also threatens the process of recalling in Parliament, the so -called. Impeachment, TASR writes, according to AP and Reuters reports.
On Friday, Milei published a post on the X social network in which he promoted a $ Libra cryptocurrency and claimed that “it supports economic growth through the financing of small businesses and startups”. the unit.
The Argentine president only deleted his contribution from X and the currency value fell under one dollar. According to DexScrener’s financial page, the posting of the contribution has caused $ 1 million losses to investors, writes AP.
People could get the cryptocurrency through a link that redirected them to a website called VivaliLIBERTADPROJECT.com. The phrase “Viva La Libertad”, according to the AP, the Argentine President used to conclude his speeches and reports on social networks.
The opposition is considering further steps
Milei’s plaintiffs accuse fraud and violate the Act on Public Ethics. According to them, it is so -called. RUG PULL – This is called the type of theft in the cryptosvet when developers or project owners abuse people’s investment.
The Parliamentary opposition criticizes the President and is considering taking steps to dismiss. “This scandal, which asks us internationally, requires us to apply for impeachment against the president,” said opposition Leandro Santoro.
The President’s office claims that Milei has no relationship with cryptocurrency and that he will work together in the investigation. “I was not familiar with the details of the project and when I learned, I decided not to continue its promotion,” he said.
Nevertheless, the office confirmed that Milei and KIP Protocol – which developed the cryptocurrency – has recently met. One of them, Hayden, Mark Davis, the Argentine President, accused the cryptomena collapse.
