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Lawyer in Strzyzowski Trial Surrenders After Threat Allegation as Court OKs Forced Phone Search

A judge authorized a compelled forensic review of his seized phone to determine whether juror candidates were recorded.

Overview

  • He turned himself in to Prosecutor’s Office No. 3 in Resistencia and is being held at the Chaco police investigations headquarters, according to judicial sources.
  • Prosecutor Roxana Soto sought his arrest after he allegedly threatened court IT expert Facundo Toledo when refusing to provide his phone passcode at the judicial lab.
  • Juzgado de Garantías No. 1 approved a forced unlock and forensic analysis of the iPhone to check for any recordings of prospective jurors during selection.
  • He had earlier been removed from the courtroom and briefly detained after police saw him using his phone to film juror candidates, a prohibited act under trial rules.
  • He is formally charged with disobedience and disturbance of a judicial audience, has been publicly cut from Ricardo Osuna’s defense team, and could face professional sanctions.