Former Planning Minister Julio De Vido and other former officials and businessmen are accused. The case broke out during the presidency of Néstor Kirchner and businessmen linked to gas pipelines and the delivery of false invoices are also being prosecuted.
The main defendants are Minister of Federal Planning and Secretary of Public Works José López. The trial for the Skanska case, linked to the awarding of gas pipelines in Argentina, began in the Federal Criminal Oral Court No. 4 of the City on Monday. It is expected that 90 witnesses will testify during the trial. The list of representatives of companies accused of false billing includes Jorge Roldán, Enrique Rubinstain, Rubén Gueler, Claudio Kovacikik, Daniel Claudio, Luis Pierotti and Miguel Spitali. The first attended the AMIA room in person, while the second cited health problems and followed the session virtually, according to the Noticias Argentinas agency. The former public officials who came to trial were prosecuted by a federal judge at the request of prosecutor Carlos Stornelli.