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‘Vialidad’ graft trial against Fernández de Kirchner nears climax

15-11-2022 09:27 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her co-defendants challenge prosecutors Diego Luciani and Sergio Mola as ‘Vialidad’ corruption trial, probing alleged public works graft in Santa Cruz between 2003 and 2015, creeps towards climax.

Cristina & the courts

Prosecutor calls for CFK Hotesur-Los Sauces acquittal to be overturned

11-11-2022 10:47 Prosecutor Mario Villar requests that last year’s court decision that paved way for acquittal of defendants without bringing the case to trial be overturned.

Cristina & the courts

Fernández de Kirchner makes her defence in public works graft trial

23-09-2022 14:29 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner accuses prosecutors of delivering "lies, slander and defamation" as she takes up her own defence in court during 'Vialidad' public works corruption trial.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Fernández de Kirchner's defence team attacks 'lies' in corruption trial

20-09-2022 17:28 Lawyers for vice-president accuse Prosecutors Diego Luciani and Sergio Mola of “blatantly lying” in graft case probing alleged public works corruption during Fernández de Kirchner’s time in office.

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‘Chaos’ – Vice-president's neighbour angry at Recoleta vigil

01-09-2022 15:24 Ever since prosecutors requested a prison sentence for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Kirchnerite militants have staged demonstrations and held vigils outside her flat. At least one neighbour is not happy about it.

DEMONSTRATIONS ACROSS ARGENTINA

Tensions soar as riot police clash with pro-CFK demonstrators in Recoleta

28-08-2022 09:15 Demonstrations in support of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner take place across Argentina, with clashes between activists and police at their epicentre in the wealthy City neighbourhood of Recoleta; Vice-president accuses opposition of wanting to "exterminate Peronism" in speech to supporters.

POLITICS

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: a politically persecuted crook

27-08-2022 00:01 Argentina’s Judiciary is deeply political and impressively dexterous in shifting the sails to match the winds, whether it’s time to speed up or slow down.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

AND THAT REMINDS ME…

Underlining the vice in vice-president

27-08-2022 00:01 The difference here is that while Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is effectively being charged with past misdoings during her presidency like Carlos Menem before her or Macri now, she still holds executive office.

by Michael Soltys

As I see it

Cristina has her back against the wall

27-08-2022 00:01 Cristina’s arraignment and her followers’ reaction to it are having an ambiguous effect on the country’s reputation.

by James Neilson

argentina

Ted Cruz urges sanctions on Argentina’s Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

26-08-2022 20:33 US Senator Ted Cruz calls on US State Department to impose sanctions against Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner over corruption allegations.

Cristina & the courts

New poll claims two-thirds think Cristina should go to jail

25-08-2022 22:10 Survey, carried out by Giacobbe y Asociados examined public perception of the six main leaders of the ruling party and the opposition, including the new Economy Minister Sergio Massa.

POLITICS

Peronism in a state of ‘alert and mobilisation,’ plans march for CFK

25-08-2022 22:08 With Alberto Fernández's support, Justicialist Party pencils in rally for September 16 in support of vice-president.

POLITICS & DIPLOMACY

Left-wing leaders in Latin America show support for CFK

25-08-2022 00:34 Presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia and Mexico slam “unjustifiable judicial persecution” of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in communiqué.

POLITICS

Consequences of a conviction

23-08-2022 22:26 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's exposure in this trial will be a deep blow to the vice-president's prestige, with significant political consequences.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Cristina & the courts

Fernández de Kirchner goes on offensive, denying graft trial claims

23-08-2022 22:09 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner delivers long and political charged speech in livestream broadcast; Ex-president points finger at prosecutors, judges, opposition and their allies as she denies corruption allegations.

BLOOMBERG

Prosecutor urges 12 years of prison for Fernández de Kirchner

22-08-2022 22:03 Federal prosecutor calls for Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to serve a 12-year prison sentence on corruption allegations.

Cristina & the courts

Prosecutors seek lengthy jail term for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

22-08-2022 17:35 Key hearing in the public works graft trial; Prosecutor wants 12 years jail time for Vice-President; Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Lázaro Báez, Julio De Vido and José López all in the dock.

POLITICS / CRISTINA & THE COURTS

CFK looks ahead to 2023 as she awaits request for her conviction

21-08-2022 16:40 Argentina’s vice-president insists that her sentence in a corruption trial has already been signed – today, she is not even connecting to the remote hearings in which prosecutors detail her alleged graft crimes. Instead, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is looking ahead – she will stand for office in 2023, but where and on which ballot has not yet been decided.

by Rosario Ayerdi

CORRUPTION

Fernández de Kirchner oversaw 'corruption matrix' as president, says prosecutor

01-08-2022 18:52 Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner oversaw an "extraordinary corruption matrix" when she was head of state from 2007 to 2015, the prosecution argued Monday in her corruption trial.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

President comes to defence of CFK as witness in public works graft trial

15-02-2022 16:18 President Alberto Fernández testifies as witness in case probing alleged corruption involving Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner; Peronist leader rejects claims he was told to favour allied businessman Lázaro Báez in public works projects during Kirchnerite era.

CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

Fernández de Kirchner, children cleared in money-laundering case

27-11-2021 00:31 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her two children, Florencia and Máximo, have been cleared in the 'Hotesur-Los Sauces' case investigating alleged money-laundering.

COURTS

Fernando Báez Sosa murder trial delayed until early 2023

21-10-2021 14:02 Eight rugby players accused of the murder of Fernando Báez Sosa, the 20-year-old law student beaten to death near a Villa Gesell night club in January 2020, will not stand trial until early 2023 after court says it has “no room in the timetable.”

by Leonardo Nieva

THE WEEK

Justice for Al(-berto)

13-03-2021 08:09 It's clear words no longer suffice and that Kirchnerites want to see results on the judicial front.

by Martín Gambarotta

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Lázaro Báez gets 12 years, but no immediate return to jail

27-02-2021 08:28 Iconic Kirchnerite businessman sentenced to more than a decade behind bars for money-laundering an estimated US$55 million between 2010 and 2013.

K-Money trail

Lázaro Báez sentenced to 12 years in jail for money-laundering

24-02-2021 17:49 Businessman Lázaro Báez, at the centre of a corruption probe involving ex-presidents Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Néstor Kirchner, was sentenced to 12 years in jail Wednesday on money-laundering charges

News of baez

‘Vialidad’ graft trial against Fernández de Kirchner nears climax

Prosecutor calls for CFK Hotesur-Los Sauces acquittal to be overturned

Fernández de Kirchner makes her defence in public works graft trial

Fernández de Kirchner's defence team attacks 'lies' in corruption trial

‘Chaos’ – Vice-president's neighbour angry at Recoleta vigil

Tensions soar as riot police clash with pro-CFK demonstrators in Recoleta

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: a politically persecuted crook

Underlining the vice in vice-president

Cristina has her back against the wall

Ted Cruz urges sanctions on Argentina’s Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

New poll claims two-thirds think Cristina should go to jail

Peronism in a state of ‘alert and mobilisation,’ plans march for CFK

Left-wing leaders in Latin America show support for CFK

Consequences of a conviction

Fernández de Kirchner goes on offensive, denying graft trial claims

Prosecutor urges 12 years of prison for Fernández de Kirchner

Prosecutors seek lengthy jail term for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

CFK looks ahead to 2023 as she awaits request for her conviction

Fernández de Kirchner oversaw 'corruption matrix' as president, says prosecutor

President comes to defence of CFK as witness in public works graft trial

Fernández de Kirchner, children cleared in money-laundering case

Fernando Báez Sosa murder trial delayed until early 2023

Justice for Al(-berto)

Lázaro Báez gets 12 years, but no immediate return to jail

Lázaro Báez sentenced to 12 years in jail for money-laundering

Enzo Fernández provides Argentina with much-needed oxygen

Scaloni calls for calm after World Cup victory over Mexico

Businessman arrested for false testimony in Natacha Jaitt death probe

Three dead in Spain bull runs

Bangladesh on alert for Brazil, Argentina Copa América clash

Un crimen que sacude a la Uatre, con dos hipótesis en juego en medio de la interna

Escracharon a Roberto Baradel en un vuelo al volver de un congreso sindical en Australia

Canelo Álvarez estalló de furia contra Messi: "¡Que le pida a Dios que no me lo encuentre!"

Angelo Becciu, el cardenal que Francisco "quiere muerto"

Lionel Scaloni ya salió Campeón del Mundo