Overview
- The Federal Oral Tribunal No. 7 opened the public, virtual trial on Thursday, confirming the presence of 87 defendants and beginning with the reading of prosecutor Carlos Stornelli’s indictment.
- Cristina Fernández de Kirchner participated by Zoom from her court-ordered home detention at San José 1111, where she is serving a six-year sentence from the Vialidad case.
- The hearing, streamed on Zoom and YouTube, experienced early technical interruptions as the presiding judge required all accused to remain visible on camera before resuming.
- The court set a multi-year schedule with weekly Thursday sessions and additional Tuesdays starting March 3, 2026, and plans to call more than 440 witnesses.
- Built on Oscar Centeno’s 2018 notebooks and testimony from at least 21 cooperating defendants, the case alleges illicit association and bribery; prior “reparación integral” bids were rejected and a probation request was denied during the opening session.