Judge Sebastián Argibay removed from Tapia arrest case | OneFootball

The Federal Chamber of Tucumán decided to remove him from the case in which he was supposed to intervene.

In the last few hours, the Federal Court of Appeals of Tucumán decided to remove Federal Judge Sebastián Argibay of Santiago del Estero from the alleged money laundering case in which the arrest of Claudio Tapia, head of the AFA, was requested, along with members of the AFA leadership and other private individuals.

It is worth recalling that on Friday, federal prosecutor Pedro Simón requested the questioning and arrest of the top AFA officials and other people involved. The filing, which also includes the freezing of assets of more than 20 defendants, was awaiting a decision by Argibay, who was expected to resume his duties this Wednesday after a leave of absence.

However, Judge Marino Cossio, a member of the Chamber, granted the prosecutor’s motion for recusal, which led to the judge’s removal.

Following this decision, it remains to be determined who will take charge of the case: whether Judge Guillermo Molinari will have to serve as substitute, or whether the case will be taken over by acting Judge Guillermo Díaz Martínez, or by the only sitting judge based in Tucumán, José Díaz Vélez.

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