Overview

• Federal judge Sebastián Casanello denied the nullity motion from Jonathan, Emmanuel and Eduardo Kovalivker, allowing the preliminary inquiry to proceed.
• Prosecutor Franco Picardi had urged rejection, labeling the defense arguments erroneous, contradictory and designed to obstruct the probe.
• The decision relies on established jurisprudence that a conversation recorded by one participant is legal and can serve as documentary evidence to guide an investigation.
• The case began after leaked audios of ex-ANDIS director Diego Spagnuolo and examines non-tender purchases estimated at roughly 30,000 million pesos during December 2023 to August 2025.
• Reports and the audios reference other drugstores and political figures, but prosecutors say contract and financial analyses continue without judicial conclusions, and the defense can appeal to the Cámara Federal.