a trial jury The trial against the suspended maid from Mar del Plata began today. Martin Luciano Poderticharged with disappearance 144 gold coins They were kept in the courthouse safe, putting him at risk of being fired.
Podertti broke down in tears. When he spoke about his children and how this incident affected them. “The biggest loser is not me, it’s my children. I’m not going to resign, I’m not going to get an abbreviated trial. If they want to put me in jail for something I didn’t do, that’s going to be on everyone’s conscience,” he declared, almost sobbing.
The events of which Poderti is accused occurred while he was present. Federal Court Chief Justice San Isidro. He is currently a member of the Federal Oral Court in Mar del Plata.
The jury began today in the presence of Mr. Podertti in the building. judicial council where he was defended by a lawyer gaston marano. The maid was in charge of the accusation. Diego Baroetaveña and the senators lewis judge and Eduardo Vischi.
The jury is made up of working maids. Victor Pescinoa waiter from Santa Fe Jose Maria Cello EscobarNational Senator Rodolfo Suarez (UCR, Mendoza) and Jesus Fernando Lejal (Fatherland Union, La Rioja), National Representative Manuel Quintal (LLA, Jujuy) and Agustina Propat (Alliance for the Fatherland, Buenos Aires). and Buenos Aires license plate lawyer Antonio Estevez.
he judicial council He blamed Judge Poderti for poor performance that occurred while he was clerk of the San Ysidro federal court. He is accused of failing to keep 144 gold coins stored in a warehouse. Nation Bank safe deposit boxit has disappeared.
It turned out that Mr. Podertti was the only one who had access to the safe, and that he had the “two keys” needed to open it, recalled Baloetaveña, the maid who made the strong accusation. he said, iHe entered the register 19 times without leaving a note on file.even during the license period, the coins disappeared from there.
According to bank inspection, the box showed no signs of violence or tampering. For this purpose, Criminal justice has already charged Podertti with embezzlement of public funds.in a judgment confirmed by Congress.
Prosecutors said the “evidence was direct and convincing” and consisted of the fact that he was the only person who had access to the box, the lack of record of his intervention, and the missing coins. He said: “The collapse of public trust” “Loss of fitness” to serve as a judge.
Defense attorneys representing Marano said the incident occurred before Mr. Podertti was appointed as a judge, when he was a clerk, which is why. It is not appropriate for me as a magistrate to try him in a political trial now.. He said there were “administrative deficiencies” in the court and that “someone else or a third party may have stolen the coins.”
Marano argued that Podertti’s assets “do not represent enrichment and therefore provide no personal benefit.” He claimed the judge had “joined up.” Reasons for sensitivity to drug trafficking” and claimed he may have been a “victim of retaliation,” leading to the latest charges.
Marano said he wished he were as corrupt as they portrayed him to be. “How long did it take you to get $200,000?” To replenish the missing coins. Then he asked himself sarcastically: “He was released twice, and once was released to his home?” he said, alluding to the possibility that he had received bribes as a criminal execution judge.
“If he was corrupt, he could have gotten the money illegally, but he didn’t because he didn’t know the coins were missing,” he said. and he added: “There are problems with the prosecution’s argument.”. He concluded for the jury: “If you want to believe the accusations, do so, but if you decide to exclude him, you have to consider 10 unexplained details.”
Podertti declared the accusations false as he gave a partial explanation. He said he showed up voluntarily to stand up straight. He admitted there was money in the safe, but denied stealing the coins. The suspect stated, “I voluntarily handed over the key,” and “I did not know about the missing key.” And this is arguments in your favor.
“I had no political sponsors. Why do they want to blow me up when I’m doing my job properly? I’m asking them to ease my work.”he asked the jury. Podertti said he had faced “media attacks” that affected his family and that his “judicial career has always been impeccable.”
He promised his children and their mother that he would resign regardless of the jury’s decision. “It is not true that Cashion admitted the charges, but rather that he did not revisit them as a formal matter. Stop deceiving us. This is a cowardly lie,” he said. “I have no beliefs”he argued, calling the supporting indictment and the San Martín Chamber of Commerce’s ruling “preliminary.”
Podertti said he was a secretary at the time of the incident and that even if he were to be removed from office for his actions as a judge, he would not do so. “Don’t buy rotten fish, do your job. My case has nothing to do with other cases. It takes a sentence to analyze the hypothesis of removal.”He added, “It is not true that I recognized myself as the author.”
“The location was a safe haven for other files, there was no safe deposit box, and it housed highly sensitive files with political interests,” he said. “Nothing, no assets. Don’t you think that I, who worked for 32 years, will waste my career like this?” Mr. Podertti said indignantly. “My heritage is visible.”.
“One year ago, my life was taken away from me. My son has no social work coverage.. And he answered questions, and I’m willing to testify again and again because there’s a lot at stake,” he said.
When Judge Baloetabeña asked him if he played games of chance, he said yes, “like everyone else,” and admitted that he had once played a poker tournament with friends in Punta del Este. “I didn’t know it was a crime to be an amateur poker player.”he said.
In response to questions from the defense, he said the format of the tournament meant that the first entry fee was paid and matches were played. “I only did it once before I got consent from the Senate to be a judge,” he said. And speaking of his children, he said: “Even if it cost me my life, I promised I wouldn’t rest until I could prove it never happened.”I said, almost crying.
The jury will now debate whether the lack of custody and control constitutes sufficient poor performance to remove him from the bench, even if the crime is not determined. and The debate is “not just criminal, but also ethical and institutional”about trust, integrity, and suitability.
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