Overview
- The Sala I of the Cámara Federal de Casación Penal confirmed a hearing for October 15 to decide if the Hotesur and Los Sauces cases will be tried jointly or separately.
- Tribunal Oral Federal N.º 5 has for now scheduled the Los Sauces trial to start on October 23 and Hotesur to begin on March 19, 2027, but those dates could shift if Casación orders reunification.
- Federal prosecutor Diego Velasco has appealed the split and asked Casación to reunify the files, arguing that separating the trials fragments common proof and weakens the prosecution.
- Fiscal general Mario Villar also asked Casación to address prosecution appeals together, and judges Daniel Petrone and Diego Barroetaveña said the controversy still has legal effect and deserves review.
- Both cases accuse Cristina Kirchner, Máximo Kirchner and several businessmen of illegal association and money laundering tied to hotel and rental payments, and a reunification ruling would affect how evidence and witnesses are presented and the political stakes of any verdicts.