Argentine ex-president charged in sub family spying case
ABC News
Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri has been charged with illegally spying on relatives of sailors whose submarine sank in 2017, a loss that was one of the most embarrassing incidents of his presidency
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Former Argentine President Mauricio Macri was formally charged Wednesday with illegally spying on relatives of sailors whose submarine sank in 2017, one of the most embarrassing incidents of his presidency.
Judge Martín Bava's ruling of “prohibited intelligence actions” can be appealed before any trial would begin.
The judge ordered an embargo of about $1 million of the wealthy ex-president's goods and barred the 62-year-old from leaving the country. There was no arrest order.
The conservative then-president is accused of ordering spying on relatives of the 44 crewmembers of the ARA San Juan, which sank in the South Atlantic. The charges could bring three to 10 years in prison in case of a conviction.-
