The Justice annulled the resolution of the General Inspection of Justice (IGJ) that declared invalid the general assembly of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) where the leader was re-elected.
He Government received bad news within the framework of the push towards Sports Joint Stock Companies (SAD): Justice ruled in favor of Claudio “Chiqui” Tapia. In this way, it was resolution 793/2024 annulled that had been issued by the General Inspection of Justice (IGJ), where the general assembly of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) where the leader was re-elected.
In October, Tapia was again anointed as president of the AFA in the Ordinary General Assembly, although the head of the IGJ, Daniel Vitolo, had assured that the call had been ”totally invalid”, where in addition the body that functions independently of the Ministry of Justice determined to ”declare the irregularity and total ineffectiveness for the administrative purposes of the call to the Ordinary General Assembly of the AFA for October 17”.
Said assembly proclaimed Tapia, the only candidate, by 44 votes in favor, while a new Executive Committee was also named with the entry of the president of Boca Juniors, Juan Román Riquelme, as vice president of the national institution. This situation further fueled tension with the Government, within the framework of its plans to allow the entry of the SAD into Argentine football.
At that time, the IGJ argued that said assembly was called outside of an established deadline and without respecting statutory regulations, in addition to citing the complaint made by Talleres de Córdoba. On the other hand, The AFA denied the accusations and assured that it acted under the current statutes, something that the Chamber ended up approving.
The ruling of Justice in favor of the AFA
In this way, they determined that the IGJ did not present compelling argumentsin addition to emphasizing the lack of prior consultation and the omission of the right of defense in the administrative process. Thus, the Court ruled: ”Admit the complaints raised; declare the nullity of Resolution 793/2024 of October 14, 2024 issued by the Inspector General of Justice and revoke what was decided there..
Under that line, ratifies the legitimacy of the assembly that granted Tapia re-electionasserting that the IGJ does not have the power to arbitrarily intervene in the internal management of civil associations.
The steps to follow by the AFA
With the decision of the Chamber, AFA sources confirmed to Scope that the next The next step is to make a change of address to remain outside the jurisdiction of the IGJ, controlled by the PRO and the Government.
According to the same sources, the organism’s departure from the orbit is very close to happening, and therefore they would become registered under the Provincial Directorate of Legal Entities of the Province of Buenos Aires.
Source: Ambito
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