Overview
- The Federal Oral Court No. 4 denied the former planning minister’s request for home detention, keeping him in Colonia Penal Federal No. 19 at Ezeiza.
- Judge Ricardo Basílico ruled that surpassing the age threshold does not automatically entitle a convict to domiciliary confinement, which remains an exceptional measure.
- A Forensic Medical Corps assessment, including a December 10 examination, found De Vido clinically stable and fit to receive treatment while in custody.
- The ruling ordered the Federal Penitentiary Service to ensure strict medical monitoring, prescribed diet, and regular medications for the detainee.
- De Vido is serving four years in prison with perpetual special disqualification for fraudulent administration tied to the Once rail case, a conviction left firm by the Supreme Court before his arrest in Zárate.