Overview

• Conjueza Natalia Martínez found lights on and a smoked cigarette in her downtown apartment with no signs of forced entry or theft.
• Prosecutor María Virginia Sosa opened a case for intimidation and violation of domicile with oversight by Judge of Guarantees Carlos Vera Barros.
• Investigators conducted an on-site inspection, lifted fingerprints, and reported traces to be analyzed while gathering witness statements.
• The Supreme Court contacted Martínez to express support and ordered reinforced security for the magistrate.
• Recent attention on Martínez stems from her refusal to accept mass excusals by Judge Gastón Salmain, whose recusals were rejected by the Federal Appeals Court and who faces a Council of the Magistracy probe.