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Argentina’s Supreme Court Rejects Gastón Guillemet Appeal, Keeping Retrial Alive

The justices left his appeals frozen due to his fugitive status.

Overview

  • Gastón Guillemet, 37, remains wanted on national and international warrants for alleged human trafficking that targeted girls and young women recruited in Chaco and exploited in Buenos Aires.
  • In a first trial, Federal Oral Court No. 7 issued a three-year sentence on two counts and acquitted one, a ruling later overturned by the Federal Court of Cassation, which ordered a new trial.
  • Guillemet failed to appear for the new proceeding on October 9, 2023, was declared in rebellion, and has been at large since then.
  • The Security Ministry offers a 5,000,000‑peso reward for information leading to his capture, and the fugitives unit under Ufecri lists his arrest as a priority.
  • The Supreme Court—Judges Horacio Rosatti, Carlos Rosenkrantz and Ricardo Lorenzetti—rejected a defense complaint seeking to extinguish the case, confirming Cassation’s 2024 decision to suspend his legal remedies until he appears.