Julian Ercolini He is the judge in charge of the case for espionage on the relatives of the victims of the ARA San Juan that occurred during the government of Mauricio Macri and was challenged by Luis Tagliapietra, on behalf of a group of complainants, after knowing his participation in the trip of judges, businessmen and officials to the Lago Escondido ranch.
The plaintiff substantiated the request that the judge Ercolini be challenged, in the links that there would be between some of those involved in that federal justice case with former President Mauricio Macri, who was prosecuted, but that measure was later revoked by the Chamber.
The magistrate rejected the proposal and replied that “I will reject the recusal articulated by the presenter, since there is no factual or legal basis to support the claim”.
In the case that is based in Bariloche, for the trip to Joe Lewis’s mansion in Lago Escondido, the judge is under investigation Ercoliniamong other magistrates, officials and businessmen.
The prosecutor also accused Pablo César Casey, director of Grupo Clarín SA, and Jorge Rendo, CEO of the same medium, suspected of having financed the trip.