Francis did not name names, but judicial sources say Judge Daniel Obligado may have been pressured by Cristina Kirchner's government in 2010. It is a well-kept secret under confession the name of the judge who confessed to Pope Francis that in 2010 he received "indications from the Government" to condemn him.

The identity of the magistrate was the reason for reserved consultations and bets in the courts of Comodoro Py. The three, in a ruling signed on December 28, 2011, condemned Admiral Oscar Montes, Alfredo Astiz, Jorge Acosta, Antonio Pernías and Ricardo Cavallo.