Agustín Rossi
, former Minister of Defense and also former Chief of Staff of Alberto Fernández's government, made a strong complaint this Thursday against the current administration after the departure of one of his men from the portfolio currently managed by Luis Petri: "He
resigned because he "He refused to mark colleagues for being fired
. "
The man in question is
Pablo Serenelli
, who in the last few hours presented his resignation from the position of director of Real Estate, Reserves and Infrastructure of the Ministry of Defense and announced it on social networks with a farewell message.
"Today I close a stage in the Ministry of Defense, I thank Agustín Rossi and Jorge Taiana for the trust they gave me to carry out this task. I regret the circumstances that lead me to make this decision, I
am not willing to give names of employees for unjustified dismissals
", wrote.
Rossi joined that message, who retweeted it and added: "Serenelli was asked to continue heading the Real Estate Directorate of the Ministry of Defense. He had been appointed in 2019 at the beginning of our management. He resigned because he refused to
' "Mark colleagues to be fired
. Huge ethical gesture."
In his resignation letter, also published on social networks, Serenelli presents his resignation and thanks the authorities who put him in office, as well as the staff with whom he worked since 2019. He also highlights the work he did during this time. and gives the reasons for his departure.
"I also thank Undersecretary Ricardo González for the trust to continue in this place. However, the request they made to me in the last few hours, related to
dismissing personnel without reason or justification other than a hierarchical order
, was what led me to take that decision," he states in the letter addressed precisely to González, Undersecretary of Operational Planning and Logistics Service of the Defense, officially appointed to that position at the beginning of this year.
Serenelli is an architect, he entered the ministry in 2019 and in addition to defining himself on his social networks as an Independiente fan and passionate about everything he does, he is also an Electromechanical Technician and a teacher in technical schools.
Rossi, meanwhile, was Minister of Defense of the Nation for two periods.
The first, for two years in the last government of Cristina Kirchner and the second, also two years, the first of the administration of Alberto Fernández.
Later, he became head of the Cabinet of Ministers.