Overview
- Authorities discovered explicit death threats and plans against prosecutor María Paula Hertrig in WhatsApp chats between Martín Darío Rettori and Ariel Ernesto Libertini that were recovered from prison phones.
- The DDI of San Isidro executed court-approved searches in Unidad 31 (Florencio Varela) and Unidad 21 (Campana) on Friday and seized three cellphones now undergoing forensic analysis.
- Peritajes found photos of Hertrig’s home and family, a photo of her husband who is a local police commissioner, contact numbers and other personal data that investigators say could facilitate an attack.
- Investigators added interactions with the AI platform ChatGPT to the case file after finding queries seeking images and information about the prosecutor, and the file was reassigned to fiscal general adjunto Patricio Ferrari for further action.
- Ferrari has ordered phone interceptions and searches for outside collaborators to determine how the plot would be carried out and to neutralize risks to Hertrig and her family, while criminal charges include aggravated threats and possible instigation to homicide.