Overview
- Investigators following a robbery case found a phone backup on a seized computer that revealed messages and photos showing a plotted attack on prosecutor María Paula Hertrig.
- The evidence led to simultaneous raids in the Florencio Varela and Campana prison units that recovered three cellphones now undergoing forensic examination.
- Hertrig filed a complaint, recused herself from the original probe, and the file was reassigned to deputy prosecutor Patricio Ferrari while her security was strengthened.
- The suspects identified in coverage are Martín Darío Rettori and Ariel Ernesto Libertini, both held in connection with a gang accused of 'entraderas' who allegedly coordinated from inside prison.
- The case has reignited political pressure to prohibit inmate cellphone use and highlights how illicit devices let detained people keep contact with outside criminal networks, a point likely to shape policy and further probes.