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 money changer Darío Messer, described as the "soul brother" of former president Horacio Cartes.
According to anti-corruption prosecutor Francisco Cabrera, the trial proved 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. This delay, according to the prosecution, frustrated the criminal prosecution against Messer and prevented the seizure of assets obtained illegally.
Following the prosecution's closing arguments, 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.