Argentina
A subpoena revived the ANDIS case as the Casa Rosada celebrates Bertuzzi rulings
According to C5N, the scheduled testimony of Nadia Beller once again put the spotlight on the case over alleged irregularities at the National Disability Agency. At the same time, a series of rulings signed by Pablo Bertuzzi boosted the mood of the government’s judicial operators.
The ANDIS case regained prominence after the subpoena of Nadia Beller as a witness in a case investigating alleged steering of contracts at the National Disability Agency and possible kickbacks to public officials, according to C5N.
According to that outlet, Beller posted on her Facebook account that she will have to testify by videoconference on September 23, under oath to tell the truth. The hearing will have the presence in Buenos Aires of prosecutor Franco Picardi, while in Bolivia agents from that country’s Public Prosecutor’s Office will take part in support tasks.
Still according to C5N, Beller publicly said she has information about the leak of recordings linked to Diego Spagnuolo and that she obtained it through her former partner, Fernando Cerimedo. The outlet also noted that Cerimedo has children with Natalia Basil, a former ANDIS official, whom it identifies as knowledgeable about details of the case.
The case is being handled by prosecutor Picardi and judge Ariel Lijo. C5N indicated that there are already 19 defendants and that part of the investigation, focused on contracts steered toward certain pharmacies, is under review by the Second Chamber of the Buenos Aires Federal Court of Appeals.
In that context, the outlet also linked the government’s concern over ANDIS with another dynamic in Comodoro Py: the succession of rulings signed by judge Pablo Bertuzzi since he took office as head of the Federal Chamber. Among those rulings, C5N mentioned decisions in cases such as $LIBRA, Noctua, the loan with the IMF, alleged illegal espionage and a complaint against Javier Milei for abuse of authority.
According to C5N, that series of decisions improved the procedural situation of officials, former officials or allies of the government and was read in the Casa Rosada as a favorable signal, to the point of emboldening the government’s judicial operators.
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