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BRUTAL ATTACK

11 arrested after 19-year-old beaten to death by group in Villa Gesell

20-01-2020 15:14 Parents demand justice after 19-year-old Fernando Báez Sosa dies of injuries sustained in brutal attack by group of rugby players.

Corruption & the courts

Fernández de Kirchner angrily denies graft claims as she testifies in court

02-12-2019 18:21 Former president made an unusual detour Monday on her way back to office, appearing in court to defend herself angrily against corruption charges stemming from her time in office.

argentina

What we learned this week: August 24 to 30

31-08-2019 00:17 Key stories from the last seven days in Argentina.

FORMER PRESIDENT

Court refuses to suspend Fernández de Kirchner's corruption trial

26-08-2019 17:51 Court rules that former president's trial for alleged corruption offences related to public works projects will continue, rejecting requests from the defence to suspend the trial.

Obra Pública

Fernández de Kirchner requests to travel to Cuba for fourth time

06-08-2019 15:31 Former president asks to be excused from part of her corruption trial hearings regarding alleged fraud in public works projects.

Evasion

Court to open investigation into Báez Jr. over missing US$1.5m

26-07-2019 09:30 Leandro Báez, the youngest son of disgraced businessman Lázaro Báez, is accused of not declaring the multi-million dollar sale of 250,000 kilos of sheep wool.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in court for second hearing of corruption trial

27-05-2019 13:30 Former president is accused of having led an illegal association centred on more than 50 public works projects involving Lázaro Báez, a Kirchner-aligned businessman, in Santa Cruz Province, during her 2007-2015 administration.

CFK IN THE DOCK

CFK heads into shadows after dramatic court date

25-05-2019 10:54 After a week that began with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in the dock, as the first trial against her opened, the former president is now expected to spend the coming weeks away from the spotlight, building alliances.

CORRUPTION AND THE COURTS

Kirchnerite tycoon Lázaro Báez in the dock as ‘Ruta K’ case begins

03-11-2018 09:49 Businessman stands trial for money-laundering charges related to public works contracts.

5th indictment for CFK

Hotesur case: Judge indicts CFK, Báez and children for alleged laundering

15-05-2018 11:32 Máximo and Florencia Kirchner “participated in the aforementioned businesses as a link to government”, Judge Julián Ercolini alleges. He claims, too, that Máximo and Martín Báez “intervened directly in multiple activities needed to carry out the plan”.

by Cecilia Devanna

Spent three months in jail

Courts free Cristóbal López, who remains accused of tax fraud

16-03-2018 18:18 Kirchnerist businessman Cristóbal López and his partner Fabián de Sousa were freed on Friday after an appellate court ruled in their favor, despite confirming accusations of tax fraud.