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Argentina’s ‘Cuadernos’ Trial Accelerates With Arrepentido Testimony as Baratta Switches Defense

The tribunal’s two‑days‑a‑week schedule aims to close the indictment reading by Dec. 2 before moving to preliminary challenges.

Overview

  • Tribunal Oral Federal Nº 7 resumed the reading of the prosecutors’ submission and added Tuesday sessions to hold two hearings per week.
  • The court is closing the block of cooperating‑witness statements, including financier Ernesto Clarens, who described cash collections and deliveries involving Kirchner‑era officials.
  • Prosecutors’ written accusation is slated to be fully read by Dec. 2, with December dates reserved for presentations by the prosecution and the Financial Intelligence Unit.
  • Roberto Baratta replaced attorney Alejandro Rúa with Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta and Marcos Aldazabal, signaling a recalibrated defense strategy.
  • Defense teams are attacking the notebooks’ provenance as a parallel case again processes Jorge Bacigalupo, while judges indicate defendants’ questioning is likely to begin in 2026 after the court recess.