Overview

• Prosecutor José Agüero Iturbe made the request at a Federal Chamber hearing before Sala II judges Eduardo Farah, Martín Irurzun and Roberto Boico.
• He proposed forensic analysis of Fernández’s cellphone and tablet and the testimony of former officials Santiago Cafiero and Vilma Ibarra.
• The move targets a July order by Judge Sebastián Casanello that processed Fernández over alleged irregularities linked to decree 823/21 and state insurance contracts.
• Agüero Iturbe deemed the current record insufficient to uphold the processing, while rejecting the defense’s broader nullity claims even as the defense also seeks revocation.
• The Chamber must now decide whether to confirm the processing or issue falta de mérito as hearings continue for dozens of co-defendants, including broker Héctor Martínez Sosa and former aide María Cantero.