Overview
- Claudio Uberti told Tribunal Oral Federal 7 he stands by his status as a cooperating defendant and said he will expand his statement when conditions allow.
- Uberti reported threats against him and his family and said he is being kept in isolation at the Ezeiza prison hospital for protection.
- Oscar Centeno, the driver credited with the notebooks that launched the case, refused to testify for now under a witness protection program and indicated he will do so later.
- Defense lawyers pressed for Centeno to speak in court and objected to the admission of his prior interrogations as evidence.
- The in-person trial, held largely on Tuesdays and Thursdays, tries 86 defendants including Cristina Kirchner on charges tied to an alleged illicit scheme to collect bribes for state contracts.