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Judge Reopens Complementary Investigation in Huachicol Fiscal Case Against Vice Admiral Farías Laguna

The ruling enforces full defense access to evidence following repeated failures by prosecutors to provide the complete case file.

Overview

  • A federal judge ordered a three‑month reopening of the complementary investigation in criminal case 325/2025 against Manuel Roberto Farías Laguna.
  • The defense was granted an additional three months to review materials and pursue investigative steps.
  • Prosecutors must deliver the entire dossier with a detailed inventory of all volumes and annexes and permit defense experts to examine digital evidence.
  • This decision follows earlier March directives by the same judge requiring transparency after incomplete deliveries by the FGR.
  • The broader case alleges an illicit fuel import scheme with at least 13 related arrests, while Farías remains jailed at Altiplano and his brother Fernando is reported fugitive.