Overview
- Konstantin Rudnev, accused of leading the Ashram Shambala sect, was granted house arrest on Thursday by the Tribunal de Impugnación of General Roca, yet he stays in Rawson Prison until the ruling becomes final.
- The court set strict terms for the benefit that include an electronic ankle monitor, a 30 million peso bond, and a fixed address in San Vicente in Buenos Aires Province.
- Rudnev has been in pretrial detention for about a year, and on April 1 a guarantees judge extended the investigation and his preventive detention for 12 months due to the case’s complexity and pending evidence.
- The case began in March 2025 when doctors at Bariloche’s Hospital Ramón Carrillo flagged a pregnant woman who seemed under control, which triggered Argentina’s anti‑trafficking protocol and led to raids and arrests.
- Prosecutors cite digital records and seized items that point to coercive control, including rationed food, forced fasts as punishment, labeled water and dishes, and a locked room used to store supplies.