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Julio De Vido Detained After Surrender in Once Case as Four-Year Sentence Takes Effect

His custody follows the Supreme Court’s decision that left his conviction final and triggered immediate execution of the sentence under Argentine law.

Overview

  • He arrived at the Comodoro Py courthouse shortly after 8 a.m. and was taken into custody by TOF 4 to begin serving his term for administration fraud tied to the 2012 Once rail disaster.
  • He is to be transferred to the Ezeiza federal prison after joining by video the day’s hearing in the separate Cuadernos corruption case.
  • The Supreme Court rejected the last appeals from the defense and the prosecution, leaving the four-year sentence and lifetime disqualification in place.
  • TOF 4 rejected the defense’s bid to suspend the detention, and the request for home confinement on age and health grounds remains under judicial review.
  • De Vido’s lawyers announced they will file a complaint with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, denouncing the outcome as arbitrary.