Gustavo Leal goes to Justice to obtain information about why he is being investigated by the prosecutor Gabriela Fossati in relation to the Astesiano case. According to Loyal, Fossati has been asked on three occasions to explain the reasons for his investigation and what apparently criminal facts he observed in his conduct to investigate him.
“Given the lack of response from the Prosecutor’s Office, we have requested judicial intervention,” said Diego Camaño, lawyer for the Frente Amplio leader and former Interior Ministry official.
Camaño stressed that the summons to the prosecutor was made on Friday, March 3, and on Saturday, March 4, Fossati requested a medical license. “The Prosecutor’s Office was notified on Friday and on Saturday the prosecutor was certified”Camaño told the Arriba Gente program on channel 10.
Fossati was certified and is temporarily away from the cause
Due to Fossati’s medical leave, prosecutor Fernando Romano has taken over his cases and will be the one to attend the court hearing this Friday. In it, Romano should explain why the Prosecutor’s Office in charge of Fossati is investigating Leal and has him under investigation.
When asked if Romano’s presence in Fossati’s place at the court hearing will change anything, Camaño said no.
“Nothing changes, the Prosecutor’s Office is a unit, whoever goes. The hearing will be held in the same way with the surrogate prosecutor, who acts as if he were the owner. Whether it’s Romano or the prosecutor, nothing changes for us,” said the lawyer for the former director of Security and Coexistence of the Ministry of the Interior in the last government of the Broad Front (FA).
Regarding whether it is common for a prosecutor not to explain to a person being investigated the reasons why he is being investigated, Camaño assured that it is not: “It is not normal. It had never happened to me. Normally, when one appears before the Prosecutor’s Office, he has access to the folder and the prosecutor explains why he is investigating this or that person.
“We do not see any crime or any fact that justifies an investigation. We do not understand what was the reason behind the decision made by the prosecutor,” Camaño said.
Leal is being investigated for visiting Astesiano’s father in Barra del Chuí, in Brazil. Prosecutor Fossati has informed the media, through the General Prosecutor’s Office, that she is investigating Leal for an alleged intention to hinder his investigation.
