Germán Kiczka case: the deputy’s office in the Misiones Legislature was raided

The Justice raided, during Friday, the Office of Deputy Germán Kiczka in the Misiones LegislatureThe operation was ordered by Judge Miguel Ángel Faria within the framework of the investigation into the case of possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material for which the provincial legislator and his brother are accused.

During the procedure, the authorities seized a notebook, a CPU and a pendrive. Both defendants, who are They refused to testify before the Judgeare being held in Penal Unit VIII, approximately 60 kilometres from their hometown.

A new raid in the case of Germán Kiczka

The raid on Kiczka’s office was attended by: Judge Miguel Angel Faria and staff of the Cybercrime Directorate of the Misiones PoliceAfter the operation, the magistrate confirmed that a notebook, a CPU and a pendrive.

“It will be analyzed if there were files that were deleted, which requires further analysis with very advanced software that we have in the office,” the judge explained later in a press conference.

Along these lines, Faria explained that the operation could only be carried out two weeks after the order for Kiczka’s arrest was issued because “authorization had to be requested from the president of the body.”From the moment of the violation, the office was sealed, it was safe, there was no reason to rush.“, he explained.

Regarding the progress of the case, Faria reported that “It is a complex cause where elements appear” and stated that there is still “no record in the file” that the brothers had produced child sexual abuse material. However, the magistrate assured: “Nothing is ruled out and everything is the subject of a complex investigation.”.

This is not the only raid that was carried out in the context of the case. Regarding this, Faria confirmed that It already has all the material found on the devices that were seized in the operation carried out on August 6 in the raids carried out in the brothers’ homes: “It is being reviewed and analyzed at the same time. There is a lot of material”.

The progress of Germán Kiczka’s expulsion from the Legislature

Finally, on Friday the project was sent to the special Investigative Commission for expel the provincial deputy, This committee will aim to gather all available information and evidence on Kiczka’s actions in the case for which he is currently being investigated.

The Commission is composed mostly of the ruling party: Renewal Front of Concord has three of the five seats. The other spaces are occupied by members of the UCR and the Popular Encounter Front.

The committee had previously had access to the material of the case that is being handled by Judge Miguel Ángel Faría. Regarding this, Anazul Centeno, who served as the reporting member of the expulsion initiative, declared that, upon contemplating these elements, she felt “the horror, pain and repulsion“.

“This case has exposed the lowest and darkest aspects of politics. In our legislature, in our province, there is no place for these criminals. The place is in prison,” Centeno said.

The legislature will decide whether to expel the deputy next Thursday, September 12, when he will be opinion of the investigating committee. Two-thirds of the votes will be needed to confirm the expulsion, something that would seem to be assured if one takes into account that the impeachment The vote was 37 to 0.

Despite not having officially expelled him, the Legislature did make the decision to Immediately suspend the payment of the diet to the provincial deputy after the vote in favour of removing his immunity following the information given about the crimes for which he is accused.