Politics
Aníbal Fernández, the Argentinean Cabinet Chief, admitted on Monday that the video footage showing the Venezuelan-American businessman Guido Antonini at Casa Rosada, the seat of the Executive Office, in 2007 is not faked.

Guido Alejandro Antonini Wilson visited the government's house some days after local authorities seized an undeclared sum of money amounting to USD 800,000 that Antonini tried to smuggle into Argentina. This was the beginning of the so-called suitcase scandal.

"I saw the tape on TV and I consider that it is true," said Cabinet Chief Fernández. On Friday, the Argentine official had questioned the veracity of the video.

"I made a mistake. What is the problem? It will be worst if I lied," he said. Fernández highlighted that he was the official responsible for the discovery of Antonini's attempt to smuggle money into Argentina and he asked relevant officials to issue an arrest warrant against the Venezuelan businessman, Efe reported.

Fernández said that an Argentinean court commenced an administrative proceeding to determine the reasons why the name of Antonini Wilson does not appear in the records of visits to Casa Rosada.

"I checked all security controls. Access to the Government House is very stiff. I was concerned as a Minister of Security that there were no records of Antonini's visit to Casa Rosada. Therefore, for me, he had not entered the palace, Fernández said.