Justice is investigating the alleged use of public funds to finance a «network of psychological terrorism» and digital harassment, as confirmed by the journalist’s lawyer, Juan Grabois.
The case that investigates the serious threats and digital harassment against the journalist Julia Mengolini took a decisive turn: the president Javier Mileythe deputy Lilia Lemoineand others officials y «libertarian twitterers» They were formally charged.
The news was confirmed by the journalist’s lawyer, Juan Graboiswho declared that «Justice investigates the use of public funds to finance a parastatal psychological terrorism network«. This accusation not only targets key figures in the Government, but also puts under scrutiny the possible use of state resources to orchestrate a campaign of intimidation.
The Nature of Threats: From AI to State Harassment
The criminal complaint, filed by Mengolini, includes the crimes of coercive threats, public intimidation, hate speech y alleged misappropriation of public resources.
- Brutal Digital Violence: Mengolini detailed having received a wave of direct threats, some of them with references to the last military dictatorship («they send me to the Río de la Plata»), and others of extreme violence («I’m going to kidnap you and you’re going to end up lying in a ditch all gutted»).
- Deepfakes y Tortura: The journalist reported the creation of false videos and images with artificial intelligence (AI) with sexual content, in what he described as an attempt to «inflict pain and torture.»
- Presidential Role: The legal team emphasizes that the threats are intensified and multiplied exponentially after President Milei himself published a large number of messages against him on social networks, mocking and, according to the complaint, justifying the violence. It has been mentioned that the President amplified these attacks by publishing almost 100 messages in just four days.
The Axis of the Investigation: Public Funds and Embezzlement
The central point of the judicial investigation is to determine whether the harassment network was financed and organized with State money. The complainants maintain that a “communication apparatus organized and financed by the State” with the aim of silencing critical voices, which would constitute the crime of embezzlement of public funds (as can be seen from the accusations that include the video artist Santiago Oría, also named as an official).
Judicial Measures and International Scope
Given the seriousness of the facts, the judge intervening in the case ordered a permanent police custody for Julia Mengolini and the delivery of a antipanic buttonconfirming the risk that the journalist was running.
Furthermore, the cause is not limited to the national level: the Buenos Aires Press Union (SiPreBA) y Lining They denounced the Milei Government before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR)seeking that the international organization demand that the Argentine State guarantee the exercise of journalism and condemn the use of state apparatuses for harassment.
