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Federal Court Frees Pablo Atchabahian, Revoking House Arrest in ANDIS Corruption Case

The ruling cites insufficient support for continued confinement, with lighter measures ordered to ensure his appearance in the ongoing probe.

Overview

  • Sala II of the Buenos Aires Federal Chamber annulled Judge Sebastián Casanello’s order and instructed him to impose immediate, less onerous safeguards.
  • Judges Martín Irurzun, Eduardo Farah, and Roberto Boico held that restricting only Atchabahian was no longer proportional compared with the treatment of other suspects.
  • Atchabahian had been the sole detainee in the case, confined at his home in Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, after declining to testify on November 14.
  • Prosecutors contend he informally directed procurement decisions and pricing at the disability agency despite holding no formal post.
  • The chamber previously ordered an inquiry into the origin of audios attributed to former ANDIS head Diego Spagnuolo, while alleged lobbyist Miguel Ángel Calvete remains jailed in a separate matter.