The Entre Ríos Felony Cassation Chamber ordered, this Tuesday, the “instant seize” of the previous governor Sergio Urribarri. The arrest was once made round midday, following a call that is a part of a 2022 case through which the previous president was once sentenced to 8 years in jail and perpetual disqualification from keeping public place of job.
In line with the order of the president of the court docket, Marcela Davitathe previous governor will have to be housed in Penal Unit 1, based on the directions won.
Within the case it was once confirmed that Urribarri illegally used public budget. Those budget, in some instances, financed their electoral campaigns. The maneuvers incorporated printing and promoting contracts.
Urribarri, who served as ambassador to Israel all the way through the federal government of Alberto Fernandezwas once sentenced on April 7, 2022.
The conviction was once showed via the Entre Ríos Courtroom in 2023. After the rejection of an odd enchantment via the provincial Awesome Courtroom, the prosecution asked the arrest of Urribarri. Even supposing the Chamber to start with rejected this request, the arrest was once in the end ordered.
Others concerned within the case
This situation additionally had repercussions for the anti-corruption prosecutor, Cecilia Goyenechewho was once got rid of from her place and faces a jury for deficient efficiency.
Goyeneche coordinated the workforce of investigators that complex in opposition to Urribarri, who was once governor of Entre Ríos between 2007 and 2015 and is thought of as an best friend of Kirchnerism.
The prosecutor now hopes that the Very best Courtroom of Justice of the Country, which is reviewing her case, will repair her to her place. Final April, the perfect court docket asked all the report to investigate the declare in opposition to his dismissal.
The provincial Courtroom of Cassation, in confirming Urribarri’s conviction, highlighted that all of the proof was once “legitimately amassed” and that the accused have been assured the correct workout in their protection. In line with the Cassation, this investigation introduced proof of “a quantity and incriminating content material hardly noticed in this kind of occasions.”
The sentence, passed down unanimously on April 7, 2022, additionally condemned different former officers. In conjunction with Urribarri, the previous Minister of Tradition and Verbal exchange, Pedro Baezand previous legislative reputable Juan Pablo Aguilerawon six years in jail and disqualification from keeping public place of job.