The spying on the family members of the sailors of the ARA San Juan was a series of events happened in Argentina that consisted in the illegal spying and monitoring of people who were relatives of the crew members who died due to the sinking of the Argentine Navy submarine on November 15, 2017, carried out by agents of the Federal Intelligence Agency (AFI).
The facts have been considered a priori as a crime by the Argentine justice system, which proceeded to open the investigation under the direction of Judge Martín Bava of the city of Dolores, Argentina.
[1] On November 15, 2017 the submarine ARA San Juan (S-42) of the Argentine Navy disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean, with 38 crew members and 6 tactical divers on board.
[4] The majority opinion concluded that "there was a clear political and administrative responsibility" of the Mauricio Macri government, especially of the Minister of Defense Oscar Aguad and his closest officials, both in the operational and budgetary aspects, as well as in the concealment of information and the "neglect" of the family members.
[2] The following facts are mentioned in the official documents that were found: The criminal judicial investigation was conducted by Judge Martín Bava, head of Federal Court No.