“I call this a political franchisee,” declared the liberal lawyer Carlos Maslatón in Justicein the cause that investigates the alleged sale of candidacies in La Libertad Avanza. At the appointment this Friday afternoon, before the federal prosecutor with electoral competence Ramiro Ramírez, The media put figures in dollars on different cases that operators close to Javier Milei would have carried out.
According to his statement, in exchange for a payment La Libertad Avanza “gives you the use of Milei’s name, logo and visit to the venue”. “Whoever receives the franchise pays a fee for the use of the image, symbol and the right to be a candidate,” he told the prosecutor.
Then, he put particular cases that were related to him through his social networks. A lawyer from Morón, Paul Bonapelch told him that Ariel Divantheater impresario and liberal candidate for mayor of Morón, “pays Sebastián Pareja weekly 300,000 pesos for five months”, according to the statement. Consulted in this regard by Perfil, Diwan denied the situation and made himself available to Justice.
Maslatón gave other examples. All, obtained through their networks. “Silvina Soria, from Avellaneda, wrote to me telling me that she is leaving the movement because they asked her for 60 thousand dollars to be a candidate”, he told the prosecutor. And he continued: “In the province of Chaco, a former militant of La Libertad Avanza who is a journalist for Radio Futuro, Martín Piccato, wrote to me, he told me that in Chaco they were selling candidacies. Another case, María Laura Montenegro spoke of sales of candidacies for 30 thousand dollars and he mentioned a leader of General Pueyrredón, Alejandro Carrancio, as the collector.”
According to the judicial statement, Maslatón recounted the testimonies that had come to him from different parts of the country with similar procedures. “Liliana Salinas, from Entre Ríos, speaks of 10 to 40 thousand dollars per candidacy”added the lawyer.
“There is a conception that the public office elected through the formula that Milei supported must share the fruits with the environment of Milei”, he indicated later, about other of the alleged collection modalities. And he concluded: “These cases arise from a quick search in my files, but if necessary I can contribute more”.
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