Within the framework of the trial for the nationalization of YPFthe Government presented an answer in the last hours before Judge Loretta Pruka in New York, To ask that the ruling that sentenced the country be revoked to pay compensation for U $ S16.100 million More interest. This Wednesday, the administration of Javier Milei excused the Treasury Attorney, Santiago Castro Videla, and appointed the Sub -Procurer Juan Ignacio Stampalija as the designated to carry out the Argentine strategy before the American justice.
In that line, Scope He was able to know that in the presentation of the Treasury Attorney, the Government reiterated reiterated before the international courts “his willingness to clarify once and for all the facts that surrounded the acquisition of YPF’s actions by the Eskenazi family.”
JUDGMENT FOR YPF: The Government assured that it will collaborate with the United States in the investigation
In the Administration of Milei’s approach, he says: “The response also expresses the firm will of this government in collaborating with its pair of the United States in any investigation that can shed light on the facts and circumstances surrounding this matter without implying abandoning their proposals in the sense that the US courts They are not the right forum to resolve the claims of the plaintiffs in this case. ”
The Foundation Republican Action for Argentina made days ago a presentation before the American justice Within the framework of the sentence to pay the signatures Burford and Eton Park to investigate those involved in the nationalization.
The lawyer Fernando Irazu, Foundation representative Republican Action for Argentinasaid in statements to Efe that the judge Presska He issued an order of view to the parties involved in the trial.
“The parties, including the State Argentine and YPF, They have until Tuesday 25 to answer, as ordered by the judge Presska It is very transcendence that the reasons for the presentation endorse to protect the rights of all Argentines, ”Irazu told Efe.
YPF Nationalization: The Subproverter Juan Ignacio Stampalija will take charge of the strategy
The Argentine defense strategy in this case was in charge of Juan Ignacio Stampalijanew treasure deputy, designated by international issues, after replacing Andrés de la Cruzto whom the resignation was accepted last Friday. Stampalija entered together with the new Treasury attorney, Santiago Castro Videlawho in turn happened to Rodolfo Barthrown from the government a month ago.
In this way, this Wednesday a decree was published in the Official Gazette in which “the excuse” is accepted by Castro Videla to intervene in the case by the expropriation of YPF, since in its past in the private sector, it integrated the study of lawyers of Alberto Bianchiwho was one of the experts presented by the plaintiffs at the trial.
“The excuse presented by the Treasury of the Nation, Master Santiago María Castro Videla (DNI No. 28,970.965) to intervene in the cases entitled“ Petersen investment energy, Sau and Petersen Energy, Sau V. Argentine Republic and YPF SA ”(CASE No. 1: 15-CV-02739), The United States District Court for the South District of New York, United States of America, and “Concessionaire Group of the West SA (Argentina) c/ National State – Argentine Republic (Argentina)” (Case ICC No. 27320/ AJP), in process before the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (CCI) and in all the matters that were related to them, in which the prosecution of the nation is assumed of the Argentine Republic, “says the decree.
The beneficiaries of the YPF ruling, the Burford and Eton Park funds also presented their writings and said that the NGO Rafa “There is no argument that demonstrates that it has a legally recognizable interest in commercial transactionsthe reestatization of YPF or the related assets that are in the center of this case. ” Instead, they said, the NGO “intends to act in defense of the public interest, perhaps as a ‘complainant’, or private prosecutor, according to Argentine law,” said Sebastián Maril, director of Latam Advisors, who closely follows the trials against the country abroad.
There could be a favorable turn for the country Regarding the sentence that obliges the State that millionaire figure to the US Fund Burford for the way it was YPF statized In 2008.
This is due to the presentation last Monday the civil organization made Republican Action for Argentina (Rafa)litigator and participant of different Judicial processes in international cuts in which Argentine interests are at stake.
This week will be key because Tuesday is the deadline for presenting the parties and then the judge will define. The case echoed legislators of the Civic coalition, who claimed at Government speed in the presentation.
“Thanks to the presentation of the NGO Republican Action for Argentina Already the complaint of @elisacarrio and the Civic coalition, than the judge Ariel Lijo It has been drawn for years on the emptying of YPF, the judge Loretta Preska He could revoke his ruling against Argentina for 16,000 million dollars, “wrote the deputy Maximiliano Ferraro.
“It is essential that the Government National acts responsibly and present an answer before February 25. The defense of the heritage of Argentines is at stake against corruption and neglect, “he said in his X account.
In that sense, the national deputy for the ARI civic coalition, Marcela Campagnoli, He argued through the same social network: “Hopefully the government @jmilei e @ypfoficial answer before the deadline that the judge gave them Loretta Preska for 25/2. If they do I have hopes that the ruling against Argentina is revoked. Which would mean almost 17,000 million of U $ D “.
“I announced it on Wednesday as soon as it happened and today it comes out in Clarion. The presentation in USA It was based, as the note says, on the 2006 complaint of Elisa Carrió On the emptying of YPF and the 2018 FIU report by @marianofederic and naked the inoperance of Judge Lijo, “he said.
Source: Ambito
