"We categorically deny the accusation of human trafficking and labour exploitation." Opus Dei

"We categorically deny the accusation of human trafficking and labour exploitation." Opus Dei categorically responded to the exclusive information released by elDiario.es, which indicates that the Argentine Prosecutor's Office has requested the indictment of the Work's second-in-command, Mariano Fazio, for allegedly being part of the system of trafficking poor women for labour exploitation that the Work designed and executed for at least four decades in Argentina, his country, and which has at least 43 victims.

In response to this information, the Work has issued a statement in which it points to a "judicial investigation into the personal situation of a woman" and attempts to downplay its significance, despite this being the first time the Prosecutor's Office has pointed to the indictment of the auxiliary vicar of Opus Dei and, between 2010 and 2014, regional vicar in Argentina.

Thus, the text notes that "it is surprising that the issue initially began in the media as a complaint about inconsistencies in pension and labour contributions. It then mutated into a civil economic claim for damages, and finally, in August 2024, transformed into an accusation by a person claiming to have been a victim of "human trafficking." According to the Opus Dei, "in order to construct this complaint, a complete decontextualization of the freely chosen vocation of the numerary auxiliaries of Opus Dei is carried out."

"Therefore, we believe it is necessary and important that the people mentioned in this complaint be able to exercise their right to defense and be allowed to present their version of the events for the first time, in order to definitively clarify this situation," Opus Dei emphasizes, without citing Mariano Fazio, who would be the one who would have to exercise this right.

"This is especially important because those pushing the accusation have systematically tried to establish a narrative of automatic guilt in the media, without respecting due process and violating the presumption of innocence of those accused," the article concludes, accusing reporters who have been investigating this issue for years, such as Paula Bistagnino, of hiding dark intentions behind their practice of journalism.

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