The federal prosecutor Diego Luciani disclosed that during the trial in which he accused him Cristina Kirchner In the’ Road Purpose he suffered “inconceivable obstruction” by the president at the time Alberto Fernandez and several of his officers. These pressures occurred during the process in which the former vice president was initially sentenced to six years in prison and disqualified from holding public office. Luciani also denied that he and his colleague Sergio Mola, who also participated in the prosecution, were the target of a media operation to intimidate them.
Luciani spoke about these events in a speech organized by Transparency International and Poder Ciudadano, at the Public Bar Association of the Federal Capital. In his intervention, he mentioned that the pressures also affected his family members, which created a situation of personal and professional tension during the trial. “We suffered an unbelievable ban from the president of the country (at the time), his ministers, his officials, especially during the arguments,” he said.
In addition, Luciani recalled a special program in which former President Alberto Fernández made a statement that had a great impact on his family. « The same president of the Nation said, two days after we finished our argument: ‘Nisman killed himself. I hope Luciani doesn’t kill himself.’ “My daughters were watching television at that time,” the prosecutor said, referring to the death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman.
The prosecutor also took advantage of the incident to highlight the impact of corruption on society. “Corruption is a serious attack against democracy and, above all, against human rights,” he said, explaining how acts of corruption deprive the most vulnerable of resources. which should benefit them, enriching power friends.
Luciani highlighted how difficult it is to conduct trials against powerful people while they were still in office. “To judge power while in power is a titanic task, which requires a lot of effort, which tests our mental strength, our convictions and our own limitations,” he explained, underscoring the constant pressures on prosecutors in high-profile cases such as Roads.
Regarding the Roads case, which led to the conviction of Cristina Kirchner, the prosecutor pointed out that looting State funds is an “excusable” act, especially in a country with alarming levels of poverty. In this case, the former president was initially sentenced to 6 years in prison and was disqualified from holding political office for directing public road work in the Santa Cruz in favor of businessman Lázaro Báez, also convicted.
The progress of the cause of the road
Finally, the decision issued by the Federal Oral Court 2 was appealed by all parties. Prosecutors asked for Kirchner’s sentence to be aggravated, adding to the crime of “illegal association”, while the former vice president’s defense asked – sitting freed. The final decision is in the hands of the Federal Chamber for Criminal Cassation.
