On Monday, the plaintiff's lawyers filed a request to disqualify the two prosecutors in charge of the investigation, citing, according to them, 'mental violence and lack of objectivity.' Listing a series of grievances and failings in the investigation, they accused the magistrates of having 'judged instead of investigating.' The lawyers, who anticipated an imminent green light for the players to leave Argentina, lament in their argument that 'they will be rewarded with permission to return to their country (...) to resume their normal lives, while the plaintiff suffers irreparable harm.'
The Federal Court rejected Alberto Fernández's request to transfer the case regarding Fabiola Yañez's complaint to the San Isidro courts, so the case will continue to be investigated, at least for now, in Comodoro Py. Judge Eduardo Farah validated the first instance ruling this morning and based his decision on the fact that there are still 'details to be found regarding the circumstances of the manner, time and place of each of the events (instigation to have an abortion, repeated injuries and coercive threats to the detriment of Fabiola Yañez and some action or omission of public officials).'
