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.