Overview
- Through new counsel Mauricio D’Alessandro, Diego Spagnuolo asserted the audios are falsified or AI-generated and not his voice, and he asked the appeals court to annul the case.
- Federal prosecutor Franco Picardi opposed nullity, arguing the recordings were not given probative weight at the outset, citing other evidence and saying there is no indication of illegal espionage.
- Sala II of the Federal Chamber—judges Roberto Boico, Martín Irurzun and Eduardo Farah—now has the appeals under review, with the secrecy order expected to lift next week and forensic analyses anticipated.
- Judge Sebastián Casanello and Picardi previously ordered raids at ANDIS, private homes and Suizo Argentina, seizing phones and computers, while a DATIP report noted deleted messages and a WhatsApp restoration attempt on August 21.
- The Kovalivker family’s defense also seeks annulment, arguing a similar 2024 inquiry was archived, a claim Casanello rejected before the matter advanced on appeal.