Former Federal Minister of Planning Julio de Fido It will be shown tomorrow, Thursday at 10 am Comodoro B courts To serve the four-year prison sentence he imposed The tragedy of the eleventh. This decision comes after the Supreme Court made the ruling of the Federal Oral Court (TOF) 4 final, He considered him a necessary participant in the crime of fraudulent management At the expense of the public administration as a result of the train accident that occurred on February 22, 2012, in which 51 people were killed.
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De Vido’s offer was confirmed by his lawyer, Maximiliano RusconiWhich indicated that the 75-year-old former official will head to the federal courts to comply with the decision. In parallel, the defense requested that he be granted house arrest, a request that the judiciary has not yet decided on and is based on the former minister’s age and health condition.
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TOF 4 had summoned De Vido to appear this Friday, after receiving notice from the court denying the resources of the Public Prosecution and Defense, in application of Article 280 of the Civil and Commercial Procedure Code. According to the ruling of the Supreme Court, The ruling in 2018 was finalwhich also includes Permanent special deprivation To hold public office.
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The court then decided that De Vido had breached its duty to control public funds allocated to the concessionaire Trenes de Buenos Aires (TBA), responsible for the service where the accident occurred. Although he was acquitted of the crime of negligent destruction, directly linked to the deaths and injuries of the victims, he was held responsible for the irregular management of state resources and failure to ensure safety conditions in the railway system.
Tragedy once It marked a turning point in the Kirchner administration It led to a series of sentences against former officials and businessmen linked to rail transport.
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