Overview
- - The Buenos Aires Federal Chamber’s Sala II (Judges Martín Irurzun, Eduardo Farah, Roberto Boico) on Dec. 9 revoked Atchabahian’s domiciliary detention in Luján de Cuyo, Mendoza, and ordered his release.
- - The panel instructed Judge Sebastián Casanello to set less restrictive measures comparable to those applied to other defendants to ensure Atchabahian remains subject to the process.
- - In a parallel directive, the court ordered inquiries into the origin and authenticity of audios attributed to former ANDIS head Diego Spagnuolo, noting uncertainty over possible editing or AI fabrication.
- - Atchabahian had been the only detainee since Nov. 14, when he declined to testify; prosecutors led by Franco Picardi describe him as a central operator who allegedly steered contracts and pricing via contacts inside ANDIS.
- - The judges credited defense arguments that he had not been formally summoned and that risks of flight or obstruction were unsubstantiated, while related figures such as Spagnuolo and Miguel Ángel Calvete remain under prosecution, with Calvete jailed in another case.