Argentina Presidential Office: The President has asked the Anti-Corruption Office to intervene and set up an investigation team

PANews reported on February 16 that the Argentine Presidential Office issued an announcement on LIBRA tokens, which stated:

“On October 19, President Javier Mile met with representatives of KIP Protocol in Argentina, where he learned that the company intends to develop a project called Viva la Libertad to use blockchain technology to provide private enterprises in the Argentine Republic with private enterprises Funding. The President of the State attended the meeting and has been officially recorded in the public hearing register; KIP Protocol representatives Mauricio Novellli and Julian Peh; and Presidential spokesman Manuel Adorni.

Against this backdrop, on January 30, 2025, the President held a meeting with Hayden Mark Davis at the Rose Palace, where, according to a representative from KIP Protocol, Davis will provide the technical infrastructure for his project. Mr. Davis had no relationship with the Argentine government in the past and present, and a representative of KIP Protocol introduced him as one of the partners in the project.

Finally, yesterday, the president shared a post on his personal account announcing the launch of the KIP Protocol project, just like he does every day with many entrepreneurs who want to start projects in Argentina to create jobs and get investments. Since he was not involved in any cryptocurrency development, after the project started, he decided to delete the tweet in order to avoid any speculation and not spread further.

In view of the facts, President Javier Mille decided to immediately ask the Office of Anti-Corruption (OA) to intervene to determine whether any member of the government of any country, including the President himself, had committed misconduct.

On the other hand, the President decided to set up a working group for investigations (UTI) within the Presidential Palace, consisting of representatives of institutions and organizations related to crypto assets, financial activities, money laundering and other related fields, who will integrate information to the cryptocurrency $LIBRA and all companies or individuals involved in the above actions launched emergency investigations.

All information collected during the investigation will be handed over to the court to determine whether any company or individual related to the KIP Protocol project is guilty of a crime. President Mile demonstrated his commitment to the truth with his actions, and he was committed to thoroughly clarifying the truth of the incident until the end result. ”