National official Franco Mogetta announced the dismissal of two directors from the organization for requesting catering services without authorization.
This Friday, the Secretary of Transportation made official the dismissal of two senior officials, within the framework of a internal investigation for irregularities in hiring. The definition coincides with a series of separations in different organizations of the Executive Branch.
The disaffected are Julian Obaidpresident of the Transportation Safety Board (JST), and Hilario LagosDirector of Institutional Relations, both under the orbit of the Secretary of Transportation of the Nation. They are credited with having contracted catering services for an amount greater than $13 millionwhich the organization carried out between the month of May and September of the current year without authorization from the Ministry of Economy.
“It has been resolved to send a management monitoring team of the Ministry of Transportation to thoroughly investigate such irregularities and to audit every income and expenditure of money that has been executed by the Transportation Safety Board,” the agency said in a statement.
This document anticipates that “the events found will be investigated and the officials will be removed from their public function. If necessary, The corresponding judicial actions will be taken with those responsible“.
What the Secretary of Transportation, Franco Mogetta, said
Through your X social network account, Franco MogettaSecretary of Transportation of the Nation, confirmed the separation of Julián Obaid and Hilario Lagos and acknowledged that there is an internal investigation within the organization he directs.
“In line with the Minister of Economy Luis Caputo and the President of the Nation Javier Milei“We will not tolerate public resources being used for the benefit of the political class.”
Julián Obaid had assumed his position on the Transportation Safety Board in 2020 and was subsequently ratified by Luis Caputo, both in January in a new designation and in March through a decree by Minister Caputo. Lawyer by profession and with international experience in the sector, he had previously held the position of Director of Planning at the Provincial Transportation Agency of the Province of Buenos Aires (between 2013 and 2014) and was an advisor to Facundo Moyano in his years as a national deputy.
Source: Ambito
