The decision was adopted by Judge Alejandro Asteggiante, following the request of prosecutor Sabrina Flores, who presented conclusive evidence that the signatures attributed to the diplomats had been forged.
The investigation, which gained notoriety by implicating the former head of presidential custody Alejandro Astesiano, revealed that Di Conza and Piegas were not in Moscow during most of the fraudulent procedures. Nor were they aware of the maneuvers involving Victoria Rodríguez, a local contractor of Russian-Spanish origin, in charge of reviewing the translations of the birth certificates used in the procedures.
Calligraphic expertise demonstrated that the signatures present on the documents did not correspond to the former consuls. In addition, the Foreign Ministry tried to locate Rodríguez after dismantling the counterfeiting network, without receiving a response.
The former consuls had been charged by former prosecutor Gabriela Fossati, and Di Conza remained in preventive detention for six months. The definitive dismissal means the closure of their connection to the case, after it has been demonstrated that they did not participate in or consent to the illegal activities.
