The defense keeps that pretrial detention expired in June and was not extended in a timely and proper manner
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Jorge Perchante, former secretary of the Parque Síquiman municipality, filed a restorative habeas corpus before Control Court No. 7. The motion seeks to obtain his immediate release on the grounds that the current precautionary measure exceeds the legal time limits. The document was submitted by his defense attorney, Diego Casado, who reported an irregular and arbitrary detention.
The central argument is based on the fact that the Chamber of Accusation had authorized a maximum extension of two months that began on March 17. According to the defense, that period expired on June 16 and was never extended again by the provincial judiciary. For the attorney, keeping Perchante in custody since then constitutes a serious procedural violation.
Perchante is charged with being part of an alleged illicit association dedicated to fraudulently registering and selling land in Punilla and Calamuchita. The case involves more than twenty people accused of participating in these schemes with properties in various localities. The former official has been in custody for more than two years and four months, exceeding the legal limit.
Perchante está imputado de integrar una presunta asociación ilícita
Legal dispute between prosecution and defense over pretrial detention
The Complex Crimes Prosecutor, Enrique Gavier, expanded the charges against Perchante for ideological falsehood and ordered a new detention. According to the defense, that charge had already been reviewed by the Chamber of Accusation and it was not appropriate to open another pretrial detention. Casado asserts that the judge should have ordered Perchante's release and not validated what he considers an improper procedural maneuver.
In his submission, the attorney indicated that the judge's decision required the prosecutor to request a new extension from the Superior Court of Justice. He described that decision as "madness," arguing that it was a measure that artificially prolonged his client's confinement. According to Casado, the judge should have respected the legal limit and released the former official immediately.
On August 14, the defense reiterated the request to end pretrial detention without receiving a favorable response. For Casado, that lack of resolution confirms the violation of basic rights in the ongoing judicial process. Meanwhile, Perchante remains in custody, awaiting a decision on the habeas corpus in the coming days.
