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Pablo Laurta Refuses to Testify as Judge Weighs Pretrial Detention in Double Femicide and Remisero Cases

Psychiatric evaluations found him fit to face proceedings.

Overview

  • In Concordia, he declined to testify over the presumed killing of driver Martín Sebastián Palacio and then kept silent in Córdoba’s double femicide inquiry.
  • A judge convened a hearing to decide preventive detention before his transfer to Córdoba for further proceedings.
  • Court-ordered Article 34 examinations reported he is mentally competent and understands his actions.
  • Investigators reported finding Palacio’s wallet in Laurta’s hotel room in Gualeguaychú, and the driver’s Toyota Corolla was later discovered burned at Playa Corralito in Córdoba.
  • Human remains recovered near Estación Yeruá show a reported 99% match to Palacio pending official DNA identification, and during a transfer Laurta said “it was for justice.”