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Leandro Ginóbili Formally Accused in 2023 Bahía Blanca Club Collapse That Killed 13

Prosecutors say the event proceeded despite orange weather alerts, without a final municipal permit.

Overview

  • Prosecutor Cristian Aguilar imputed the Bahiense del Norte president for aggravated negligent disaster causing death, endangerment, and multiple injury counts.
  • Ginóbili was summoned to give a statement on December 10, with municipal official Laura Fabiana Soberón set for December 4 and engineer Pablo Ascolani for November 14.
  • Soberón was accused of failure to perform public duties for allowing mass activities at the club despite rules barring events without definitive authorization.
  • Ascolani, who issued favorable structural reports in 2014 and 2016, remains under accusation for the same aggravated negligent disaster charges and must expand his testimony.
  • Court-appointed experts and a victims’ expert reported persistent structural deficiencies at the facility, finding other walls shared the same weaknesses as the one that failed.