— Javier Milei (@JMilei) October 17, 2023
via APNEWS:
A prosecutor launched a criminal case Friday against Argentina’s frontrunner in this month’s presidential elections, accusing Javier Milei of deliberately causing a drop in the Argentine currency when he encouraged citizens not to save in pesos.
Milei denounced the move as political persecution, just days ahead of the Oct. 22 polling.
President Alberto Fernández had called for the investigation in a complaint filed Wednesday, saying that the right-wing populist candidate was trying to scare the public and that his actions were “a severe affront to the democratic system.”
Prosecutor Franco Picardi on Friday referred a criminal case to a federal judge, going off Fernández’s accusation that claimed Milei and other candidates on his party’s ticket were inciting public fear — a charge that carries possible prison terms of up to six years. Federal Judge María Servini will later decide whether there is enough evidence to indict.
Javier Milei, a libertarian, is the current favorite to win the presidential election in Argentina.
I can see why. pic.twitter.com/M7qBiP50gr
— Count Dankula (@CountDankulaTV) August 17, 2023
JAVIER MILEI WALKS NAKED IN FRONT OF ALL LEFTIESpic.twitter.com/55kR0bCFq7
— Juego de Milei (@MileiJuego) August 18, 2023