The Public Prosecutor's Office of Paraguay has requested a two-year, six-month prison sentence for Óscar Boidanich, the former head of the Secretariat for the Prevention of Money Laundering (Seprelad). The prosecution alleges that Boidanich intentionally delayed a financial intelligence report related to Brazilian businessman Darío Messer, described as the "soul brother" of former president Horacio Cartes.
Anti-corruption prosecutor Francisco Cabrera said in his closing arguments that the prosecution had demonstrated that Boidanich, together with other officials, unjustifiably delayed sending the document to the Public Prosecutor's Office by ten months. The report, completed in June 2017, was only submitted in April 2018. According to Cabrera, the delay postponed the start of criminal proceedings against Messer and prevented the seizure or confiscation of assets that the prosecution says were illegally obtained.
After hearing the closing arguments of the Economic and Anti-Corruption prosecutor, the Sentencing Tribunal, composed of judges Darío Báez, Gloria Hermosa, and Natalia Cacavelos, scheduled the continuation of the trial for Thursday, July 16, when the defense will present its concluding arguments.