The lawyer Maximiliano Rusconi, representative of former minister Julio De Vido, reiterated that the house arrest “should be resolved before the judicial recess” and stated that “there is not a single reason” to deny it, according to the Argentine News Agency. The lawyer affirmed that the situation of the former official, convicted and housed in a unit of the Federal Penitentiary Service, presents procedural irregularities and health problems that justify the request. Rusconi confirmed that “the sentence prescribed last December, but due to jurisdictional manipulations this argument is not heard” and added that “the first immorality is that it is a case that was already prescribed.” According to his argument, the procedures and evidence presented have flaws that have already been objected to in the Federal Chamber and the Court of Cassation for Criminal Cases, although they have not yet obtained a favorable response, confirmed the Argentine News Agency. De Vido's defense maintains a strategy focused on requests for review, prescription, and health situation, while awaiting a judicial decision that could be modified before the start of the summer recess. "There is not a single reason why house arrest should not be granted," he stated. He also pointed out that the prison stay was especially complex in the first days: "The place where he is now is much better than the first days, which were very difficult." He indicated that all inmates must communicate through specific phone cards and highlighted that the defense team continues to manage authorization for the house arrest regime. The expectation of a decision before the judicial recess The lawyer stated that the intervening court should resolve the issue before the judicial recess, to avoid delays that prolong a situation that he considers irregular. "We are fighting, at a minimum, for them to allow house arrest," affirmed Rusconi. He added that "we have the obligation to fight on our own behalf but for all others," referring to the procedural situation of other defendants and convicted in corruption cases. Criticism of the "Cuadernos" case Regarding the file known as the "Cuadernos case", the lawyer reiterated his criticisms of the process: "In the "Cuadernos case" all guarantees are violated in a single case." From that interpretation, he questioned that "Julio is serving a sentence that should not have been executed, whose case was prescribed." The lawyer insisted that "Justice needed the photo of Julio's imprisonment" and maintained that the judicial treatment of the case shows a political bias: "Before, criminal law punished the vulnerable, now it punishes political leaders who showed a different social model." De Vido's health condition and the request for house arrest Rusconi emphasized that De Vido is over 70 years old and suffers from diabetes. "Julio has enormous dignity, it is clear that he is insulin-dependent and diabetic."
