Overview
- Journalist Eduardo Preve posted the image on November 3 with two corroborating photos tying it to the ASSE vice president’s office.
- The woman in the picture told ASSE legal counsel she entered the office on multiple occasions for encounters with the official.
- Leonardo Hofemblatt, a secretary to then–vice president Marcelo Sosa, acknowledged the conduct in a letter, called it an “excess,” and apologized.
- ASSE separated Hofemblatt from his duties and initiated an administrative sumario while the investigation proceeds.
- Sosa said he was unaware of the situation, noted the photo was taken on August 24, 2023 at night, and the episode fed opposition scrutiny as lawmakers moved to interpellate Health Minister Cristina Lustemberg over ASSE governance.