The philosopher Epictetus of Phrygia said that “when you have to sentence, try to forget the litigants and remember only the cause”. In this sense, it is essential that prosecutors in charge of judicial processes concentrate on their work and avoid any conflict of interest that could affect their impartiality. The latter, impartiality and neutrality, is something that the prosecutor has questioned, Gabriela Fossatiin his proceeding with the so-called Astesiano case.
Alejandro Astesiano, ex-custodian of the President of the Republic, Luis Lacalle Pou, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for four crimes. He was the head of a large ring for the sale of false passports that operated under the noses of the Lacalle government, in the Executive Tower.
The General Prosecutor of the Nation issued a statement in which confirmed the continuity of Gabriela Fossati as the prosecutor in charge of the Astesiano case. The decision was supported by the court prosecutor, Juan Gómez, who denied the versions circulating on social networks about a possible dismissal of Fossati. Several publications pointed out that the prosecutor could be dismissed due to her blood relationship with his brother Guillermo Fossatiwho is a member of the National Party and currently holds a position in the National Administration of Public Education (ANEP).
The Prosecutor’s Office denied these accusations and confirmed that Fossati continues to be the prosecutor in charge of the Astesiano case. Guillermo Fossati is one of Gabriela Fossati’s brothers, and it is known that he has a clear political inclination towards the government coalition. However, this does not mean that the prosecutor’s neutrality is in question.
The trajectory of other members of the Fossati family has also been the subject of criticism. It has been pointed out that two of his brothers, Gonzalo Luis and María Rosario, entered the State during the military dictatorshipaccording publications from the Eastern Chronicles portal, However, it is not clear how this affects Gabriela Fossati’s work as a prosecutor.
