Federal Civil and Commercial Judge Alejandro Patricio Maraniello, who raised his profile by demanding the cessation of the dissemination of the audios of Karina Milei engraved at Casa Rosada, had been accused by a union entity for abuse of power, sexual harassment and the alleged diversion of funds for a judicial organization he presides.
Complaints arrived when Maraniello was running to ascend to a cameraman, in 2024. In total, Six files were opened against him, which moved again on August 19 of this yearwhen the Magistracy Council formally notified it to make its discharge.
According to the procedure, Maraniello has a period of 20 days to exercise your written defense, to designate a lawyer, offer evidence and express what you consider pertinent.
The judge, now known for the judgment in favor of the Government, had received the accusations from the Association of Employees and Officials of the Judiciary (AEPJN). Among the files that were opened, is The testimony of an employee who declared to have been harassed by the judge since he began working in his court. The woman had revealed that she agreed to go out with the magistrate outside the workplace for fear of losing her job, occasion in which, According to the complaint, he was a victim of unseeled touching.
“The government was looking for a magistrate to sign this and found a very desperate one for their future,” judicial sources about Maraniello tell news. In fact, there was a lot of anger in court for the federal judge’s decision to issue the cessation of the dissemination of Karina’s audios. “Imagine that Rial rebel and publish them. What would happen? Who will take care of the consequences? He has no arguments for what he did,” they add.
According to the foundations of Maraniello, “The right to freedom of expression must give in to the serious repercussions that could entail the dissemination” of the audios of the president’s sister, Javier Milei. The argument has a weakness: the judge acknowledges not being aware of the content of the audios, so it would be impossible for him to know how taxes his publication can be.
