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Club Bahiense Collapse: Leandro Ginóbili and Municipal Official Formally Charged in Deadly 2023 Case

Prosecutors allege he failed to halt a skating event despite orange storm alerts, with the venue lacking final municipal approval.

Overview

  • Prosecutor Cristian Aguilar charged former club president Leandro Ginóbili with aggravated negligent disaster causing death and endangerment, alongside negligent injuries aggravated by the number of victims.
  • Laura Fabiana Soberón, then head of Bahía Blanca’s Habilitaciones department, was imputed for failure to perform public duties over permitting at the venue.
  • Ginóbili was summoned to give a statement on December 10, Soberón on December 4, with court-ordered appearances set as the probe advances.
  • Engineer Pablo Ascolani, previously the sole accused for favorable structural reports in 2014 and 2016, was called to expand his statement on November 14 under the same aggravated disaster charges.
  • Court-appointed experts from the Buenos Aires Supreme Court and a victims’ expert reported ongoing structural risks at the club, reinforcing the case tied to the December 16, 2023 storm collapse that killed 13 people.