02/26/2021 1:56 PM
Clarín.com
Politics
Updated 02/26/2021 2:27 PM
The sentence to 12 years in prison for Lázaro Báez was another shock for the Government, particularly for Kirchnerism, in a week very complicated by the VIP vaccination scandal.
And this Friday,
Leandro Báez
, one of the sons of businessman K (sentenced to 5 years in prison in the case), questioned the ruling and left a clear message to Cristina Kircher, after the Kirchner senator Oscar Parrilli assured that a Lázaro was condemned for being "a brunette and friend of Nestor Kirchner."
"Over there people are bothered that I say what I think. I was surprised that Parrilli said that Lázaro was convicted for being a brunette and a friend of Nestor. It is
rare that someone
from the environment
now comes out
because this sentence is like a message for the cause of Vialidad. She is being sentenced without knowing the preceding offense and she is
in that preceding offense
(by Cristina Kirchner). And now they are going to bank Lázaro, "he said.
In any case, Leandro Báez assured that with the convictions, "
Justice sent a very clear message due to the conflict they have with the Government
."
The youngest son of the businessman from Santa Cruz was sentenced to 5 years in prison, a penalty that would force him to serve effective prison.
However, he assured that he is confident in getting Cassation to review that ruling.
Leandro Báez spoke after being sentenced to 5 years in prison.
In an extensive interview with the LN + channel, Leandro Báez revealed that this Friday he
will meet with his father for the first time after more than a year and a half
and that, beyond the distancing of the last time, they agreed to rebuild the relationship.
Asked if the sentence his father received could generate any new revelation regarding the relationship with the Kirchner marriage, the young man was forceful: "
Lázaro is not going to speak. He is taking charge as I said in the statement
. I never expected that tell nothing. Lazaro is like that, he's a tough guy. He doesn't do certain things. Everyone expected him to speak like certain businessmen did in the Cuadernos cause. "
In any case, he reiterated that he would like his father to "clarify his situation."
"It is being investigated in another case (how he obtained the money), which is the preceding crime in this case. It is somewhat confusing, because the preceding crime is known but we are already convicted," he stressed.
Lázaro Báez was sentenced -on Wednesday by the Federal Oral Court 4 -by majority vote- to a sentence of 12 years in prison for the crime of money laundering in the case known as Ruta del Dinero K. In addition, he must pay a fine of 480 million dollars.
The ruling also sentenced (with different penalties) the four sons of the Santa Cruz businessman as well as part of his collaborators.
News in development.
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