Argentina top court upholds acquittal in Cecilia Basaldúa femicide case

Argentina's Supreme Court confirmed the acquittal of Lucas Bustos, the sole defendant in the 2020 femicide of Cecilia Basaldúa, rejecting the prosecutor's appeal. The court found the initial accusation and prosecution hypothesis flawed, and noted a new prosecutor now leads the investigation. This marks a definitive legal outcome in a high-profile gender-violence case, highlighting judicial scrutiny of prosecutorial conduct.