Overview

• He appeared before Judge Ariel Lijo, formally became a private complainant, expanded his accusation against Miriam Verdugo, and requested new evidence measures.
• The Buenos Aires Federal Chamber’s Sala II reversed the prior archive in May, allowing the probe to proceed on the basis of Fernández’s querella alone.
• A substantial police operation secured parts of the courthouse as he spent about an hour in Federal Court No. 4.
• Verdugo’s September 2024 testimony described alleged physical and psychological abuse against Fabiola Yáñez, including an incident during late pregnancy, and it is among the evidence underpinning Fernández’s existing processing for injuries and coercive threats.
• Separately, Prosecutor Ramiro González closed the investigatory phase and asked to open an oral trial in the gender-violence case, with Yáñez’s lawyers signaling they will seek up to 12 years in prison as false testimony carries 3 to 10 years.