The Professional Council of Economic Sciences He received a lawsuit against presidential candidate Javier Milei for alleged breaches of the code of professional ethics. The presentation you were able to access Ambit It is based on the statements made by the leader of Libertad Avanza in which he assured that “the peso is not worth even excrement.”
They claim that he violated at least three articles of the regulations and that the damage caused is “visible and quantifiable.” The sanctions that could be applied range from a public warning to the cancellation of registration for a period of five years.
The reckless statements that the candidate with the most votes in the primary elections made in the run-up to the general elections are beginning to have repercussions. To the complaints already disseminated in the ordinary justice system and the public questions from banking associations, there is now a presentation before the Professional Council of Economic Sciences that seeks to highlight an alleged breach of the code of ethics.
The document to which this media had access bears the signature of an economist and teacher who asked to remain anonymous “so as not to hinder the procedure.” The lawsuit was filed on October 18 in the City of Buenos Aires and ratified six days later, so it is in force and awaiting a resolution from the Professional Ethics Court led by the doctor. Julio Rotman.
As part of the arguments, the complainant cites article 8 of the code, which highlights: “Professionals must refrain from advising or intervening when their professional performance allows, protects or facilitates incorrect acts, can be used to confuse or surprise the good faith of third parties, or be used in a manner contrary to the general interest, or the interests of the profession, or violate the law.”
On this point, the lawsuit reproduces “for illustrative purposes” the fragment of an interview that took place on October 9:
-Journalist: What do you recommend to a person who has a fixed deadline in pesos due today? Buy dollars now?
-Javier Gerardo Milei: Never in pesos. Never in pesos. The peso is the currency issued by the Argentine politician. Therefore, it cannot even be worth excrement. Because that garbage is not even useful for compost.
Despite the rate increase, the monthly monetary report prepared by the Central Bank reported a 12.5% drop at constant prices in fixed-term placements during October. In that sense, the complaint asserts that “the damage caused is visible and quantifiable,” since the run against the national currency was promoted by a candidate with serious chances of winning the election.
In another point, the presentation makes a comparison with medical professionals who lost their registration due to their statements in the media announcing “the cure for COVID” or spreading “master recipes” to avoid contagion. “In the world of economics there is the same type of responsibility for such statements from a licensed professional,” he says.
The economist who filed the lawsuit also claims that Milei’s statements violated articles 17 and 18 of the code of professional ethics. According to the registration, the assertions of the presidential candidate “lack objectivity, moderation and respect for the public, for colleagues and for the profession” and contain expressions “false, fallacious, or likely to mislead any reasonable person and are of obvious bad taste.”
This medium was able to corroborate that the detailed It is not the only lawsuit filed against the libertarian before the Professional Ethics Court. According to the disciplinary procedure regulations of the Council of Professionals in Economic Sciences, the sanctions that could be applied range from a public warning to the cancellation of registration for a period of five years.
Source: Ambito
