Overview
- Loan Danilo Peña, 6, has been missing since June 13, 2024, in Paraje Algarrobal, Corrientes.
- Corrientes’ Federal Oral Tribunal rejected defense motions to return the case to provincial courts and affirmed federal competence.
- Judges noted the case is in the evidence-offering phase with defendants in custody and an oral trial date set to be fixed soon.
- Defense teams argued the conduct fits ordinary abduction under provincial law, while prosecutors and the family’s lawyers warned a forum change would cause delays and stressed human-rights concerns.
- Loan’s parents appeared at Comodoro Py urging that the investigation remain active in federal court, as the appeals panel weighs whether to prevent a partial archiving for caducidad de la prueba; separate searches are underway at lagoons tied to two detainees.