Justice orders the release of Ricardo Jaime, the last of the former Kirchner officials jailed for corruption

The Federal Oral Court 7 decided to release Richard James, the former transport secretary of Kirchnerism who was remanded in custody for being one of the defendants in the Cuadernos case. The former official He had been detained for other reasons since April 2016 and has several corruption convictions on his record.

The judges German Castelli, Fernando Canero and Enrique Mendez Signori determined that Jaime’s remand should end March 18 after being renewed several times. The judges assured, in a resolution to which GlobeLiveMediathat Jaime’s state of health has changed the situation regarding his detention.

Judge Méndez Signori referred to medical reports and established: “Corroborating the exposed circumstances, the existence of a delicate state of health on the part of Jaime which justifies the moderation of precautionary measuresbecause it is clear that beyond the chronic pathologies from which the named person suffers, over time a situation of deterioration of his health and general clinical condition has arisen”.

Since March 18, the date on which Jaime’s release becomes effective, the judges have imposed the following conditions:

A. The defendant’s promise to submit to the procedure and not to hinder the investigation;

b. The obligation to notify this head office of any change of address, as well as any circumstance under which you must be absent from it for more than 48 hours or more than 70 km;

vs. The prohibition to leave the territory without prior authorization;

d. The issuance of the passport you have in your possession through the defense – in case you have said document – and the prohibition to issue new ones in your name;

e. The implementation of a GPS monitoring device – Assistance program for people under electronic monitoring »

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