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Argentina’s Judicial Council Unanimously Seeks Suspension of Judge Poderti Over Gold Coin Theft

The Comisión de Acusación has sent his case to the Jurado de Enjuiciamiento pending a two-thirds vote by the full Plenary to order his suspension.

Overview

  • The commission found that between December 2019 and February 2023 Poderti made 19 entries into a Banco Nación safety deposit box and removed 144 gold coins seized in Operativo Quijote.
  • Poderti is under federal indictment for malversación de caudales públicos in San Martín, with the Cámara Federal confirming his processing and the trial now in oral proceedings.
  • A 190 million-peso embargo has been levied on his assets as part of the criminal case against him.
  • In his defense, Poderti maintains he accessed the deposit box to safeguard documents after a burglary at his home and insists he has always served honestly.
  • A two-thirds majority in the Council’s upcoming Plenary is required to enact his immediate suspension while the Jurado de Enjuiciamiento decides on his potential removal.