Overview
- The Federal Chamber of Appeals rejected the defense request to annul the investigation on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, and confirmed that the acts already carried out in the case remain valid.
- Prosecutors accuse Fernández of two counts of minor injury and one count of serious injury, each charged with aggravating factors for the relationship, abuse of power and coercive threats against his former partner Fabiola Yáñez.
- The defense argued that evidence collected under the removed judge Julián Ercolini was 'contaminated' and sought exclusion under the 'fruit of the poisoned tree' doctrine, but the court and earlier rulings found no legal basis to void those acts.
- By ordering Judge Rafecas to perform specific additional probative measures and then re-evaluate Fernández’s situation, the court preserved the investigation while delaying any immediate elevation of the case to an oral trial.
- The prosecutor Ramiro González has already filed a request to send the case to trial and said he will press for elevation once the ordered evidence is produced, a step that will determine the timetable and human impact for the complainant and the accused.