The Governor of Entre Rios, Gustavo Bordetdefended himself once morest the accusations that the anti-corruption prosecutor dismissed in Entre Rios, Cecilia Goyenechededicated to him in a Interview with THE NATION. After the judicial official accused him of having “influence from day one” to speed up his displacement, the Peronist president asserted that in his province the institutions “work well” and launched: “In my government I have not had any spirit of revenge, or vendetta, I am not charged in any case, so that they want to tell me that I am directing a jury is absolutely false.”
Goyeneche is the deputy prosecutor (number two of the Entre Ríos Prosecutor) and coordinated the teams that investigated the causes of corruption. He was part of the group of prosecutors that last month managed sentence of the former governor Sergio Urribarri to eight years in prison. “They are going to take it as a victory, but what happened is the first step in the great defeat of the corrupt system of Entre Ríos because the complicities within the Judiciary and also the political system, headed by Governor Gustavo, were exposed. Bordet,” Goyeneche told THE NATION following being fired.
Pointed out by the prosecutor, Bordet came out today at the crossroads of criticism. Goyeneche’s accusations are absolutely false. I was silent all the time during the procedure and I might not have had any type of interference. Those who denounced are lawyers that I do not know or have a relationship with them,” said the governor in an interview with Ernesto Tenembaum, on Radio Con Vos.
And he added: “I understand that the statement made by the prosecutor may be reasonable, but here there are five members who voted to dismiss her. You don’t have to mix things up. Why would I promote a policy towards the jury to remove a prosecutor that I do not know? It’s aggravating because I never picked up the phone to influence anyone.”
The main charge once morest Goyeneche was not having excused himself in a case despite the fact that he was related to one of those investigated, with whom he shared investments in trusts to acquire two properties. They voted for impeachment of Goyeneche the three judges of the Superior Court of Entre Ríos who make up the Jury (Juan Smaldone, Gisela Schumacher and Daniel Carubia), one of the representatives of the provincial legislators (the Peronist Armando Gay) and one of the representatives of the lawyers, Gonzalo Garcia Garro.
“The entire judicial system was politicized, including the prosecutors. In Entre Ríos the institutions work and they work very well. If a prosecutor was wrong, she must answer for that. But let’s not politicize Justice for a ruling that you don’t like”, challenged Bordet.
And he added: “We are not part of the jury. Goyeneche asks us to issue ourselves and we cannot do it. It is a maneuver to involve us and the Executive. The Legislature is not just the PC. There are also radicals and other political parties. It is a serious fact and that is why we do not intervene. We are not indifferent to these facts.”
This Tuesday, susana medinathe president of the Superior Court of Justice (ST), once morest which Goyeneche had also targeted, stated that she was proud to preside over the Judiciary of Entre Ríos and described it as independent, incorruptible, transparent, effective, efficient, close to the people and with a gender perspective.
