2023-09-26 03:15:00
The three women and the man who appear as repentant in the case known as scam with social plans in Neuquén They stated that they are still afraid of the three defendants who are in preventive detention, as well as the lawyer who represented them until a few months ago.
The three defendants referred to are Ricardo Nicolás Soizaformer general director of Social Plans of the Ministry of Social Development; Nestor Pablo Sanzformer Director of Supervision of the Ministry and Marcos Ariel Osunaformer head of the Program Management department.
The lawyer who He assisted them and now must respond as an accused In the case, it is Alfredo Cury.
On Thursday, in a mega hearing, the Economic Crimes Prosecutor’s Office led by Pablo Vignaroli and Juan Manuel Narváez They will expand the accusation once morest 16 people those who have already been charged, and 14 others will be chargedamong them the former Minister of Social Development Abel Di Luca.
Fear of the ringleaders
Among the first 16 involved are the repentant men and women who gave impetus to the investigation by voluntarily appearing to testify. That happened following the April 16 gubernatorial electionin which Rolando Figueroa dethroned the Blue list of the Neuquén Popular Movement.
In a hearing held this Monday, they stated that They are still afraid of Soiza, Sánz and Osuna, and also of the lawyer Cury. Consequently, they asked through their lawyer Antonella Carabelli that allow them to testify by Zoomand not being present in the room.
The prosecution, represented by legal assistants Tanya Magali Cid and Agustina Paula Jara, They did not express opposition. Neither did Gustavo Kohon, representing the State Prosecutor’s Office, the plaintiff in the case.
Since there were no disputes, the Guarantee Judge, Estefanía Sauli, agreed to the request. He stated that presence is the rule for hearings, but the Criminal Procedure Code contemplates some exceptions and the arguments put forward allow them to be applied.
What did the repentant say?
The statements of the repentant allowed learn in more detail the mechanism of debit card scam. At the same time, they supported the preventive detention of the three main defendants, under the argument that if they were free, they might hinder the investigation.
Anyway They continue as accused and accusedbut surely their collaboration with the research will bring them benefits at some point.
At the mega hearing scheduled for Thursday, the prosecution will expand the accusation. In recent months, it investigated scams committed from 2020 to 2021. The first stage had contemplated the period January-July 2022.
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