Legal professionals in Argentina are urgent fees towards the nation’s president, Javier Milei, over this weekend’s ‘rug pull’ of the Libra token, the Related Press studies.
The AP says that the plaintiffs are accusing Milei of committing fraud as they declare when Milei withdrew messages supporting the token it misplaced its worth, and this transfer ‘rug pulled’ traders.
Milei’s workplace has mentioned publicly that it was unaware of the precise particulars behind the token, and solely posted about it as he does with different initiatives and startups primarily based in Argentina.
“The President shared a post on his personal accounts announcing the launch of KIP Protocol’s project, as he does daily with many entrepreneurs who wish to launch projects in Argentina to create jobs and attract investments,” the President’s Workplace instructed the AP, noting that they met with the staff behind it at Milei’s workplace.
Milei has not but been formally charged with against the law, with AP reporting that prosecutors will meet Monday to find out if the case is value pursuing.
In the meantime, on-chain researchers have decided that the staff behind Libra could be the identical behind the Melania token given the variety of comparable wallets.