The president of the Republic, Luis Lacalle Pou, said that he has “no idea who his ex-custodian Alejandro Astesiano found out about” that he was being investigated. The prosecutor in the case, Gabriela Fossati, had indicated that astesian he erased, before being arrested, all the messages he had with the notary public Álvaro Fernández. This last one was imputed like the custodian for the falsification of Russian passports.
“I have no idea who he found out from. If he finds out, the full weight of the Law will have to fall on him”, said the president at a press conference in Cologne and picked up 970 Universal. Lacalle also pointed out that he did not travel with Astesiano to the residence of Suárez and Reyes, because he was never in the same car as the custodian. “I’m never in the same car with him. I go alone with my driver in the car and with the hostess”, assured.
On the other hand, the president highlighted “the independence of powers that we have” In uruguay. “Following an investigation by a prosecutor the police go to the president’s house and take the chief of custody. That speaks well of the country’s institutions, in addition to the baton, which of course I can never defend and is wrong and can be criticized,” Lacalle said.
The president underlined “the independence of a state power that acted totally in reserve for a long time”.
Prosecutor Fossati had said at Astesiano’s formalization hearing that he he deleted all the messages he had with the notary public Fernández. “It is not known whether or not he was aware of the investigation, all measures were exhausted to keep it secret, but we all know, those of us in the system that sometimes the efforts are not enough for the situation to be achievedFossati explained.
Security in Executive Tower and replace Astesiano
Lacalle Pou regretted that they will have to “extremely control” the security of the Executive Tower “for people who act pathologically.”
“Everyone enters the Executive Tower. Unfortunately, an Executive Tower that it was open to everyone, that everyone entered, that no one was passed through a scanner, nor was they frisked, they were simply asked for their namefor people who act pathologically, extreme controls must be exercised,” he said at a press conference, according to Telemundo.
The news asked the president if you already had a substitute for Astesian defined. “No, no. I have a team, which is the one I have. That figure is not needed from my point of view.”
