Overview
- Sala II of the Buenos Aires Federal Court, which ruled Thursday, lifted the indictment and asset freeze on the former president while keeping the investigation open.
- The panel acted after the higher Cassation court annulled the prior confirmation of charges because prosecutors had not maintained an accusation during the review.
- The case now returns to the court overseen by substitute judge Ariel Lijo, who must take new witness statements and other checks tied to the policy that centralized state insurance buying.
- The decision applies only to Fernández, so other former officials and business figures in the case remain under their existing charges for now.
- The probe examines Decree 823/21 and an alleged broker scheme at Nación Seguros, with filings citing about 45 contracts, 25 intermediaries, and nearly 60% of commissions flowing to broker Héctor Martínez Sosa.