News of court

Court between a rock and a hard place

21-01-2023 06:56 Both the 1947 and the 2002-2003 purges accomplished their missions but we may well be taking current events too seriously if we expect a similar outcome now.

Three years on, Fernando Báez Sosa’s parents plead for ‘justice’

19-01-2023 20:25 Parents of Fernando Báez Sosa, the 18-year-old who was beaten to death outside the Le Brique nightclub in Villa Gesell, use the anniversary of his murder to reiterate their call for “justice, not revenge,” as trial nears a verdict.

President Alberto Fernández assails 'coup attempt' in Brazil

09-01-2023 00:00 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner also condemns attack, attributing it to "hate speech in the media and social networks."

World leaders condemn anti-government mob attacks in Brasília

08-01-2023 23:44 President Alberto Fernández slams "coup attempt" by supporters of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazilian capital, as leaders from across the globe condemn "outrageous" attack on democracy.

Fernández launches bid to remove Supreme Court judges

03-01-2023 23:38 President Alberto Fernández launches parliamentary procedure against the Supreme Court in the latest stage in the executive's power battle with the Judiciary.

President Fernández seeks to impeach Supreme Court chief

02-01-2023 12:42 President Alberto Fernández seeks impeachment of leader of the Supreme Court, Horacio Rosatti, a manoeuvre that escalates his recent feud with the Judiciary.

Supreme Court rules in favour of City Hall in federal revenue-sharing row

22-12-2022 09:49 Casa Rosada analysing next steps to follow after big judicial setback; Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta hails decision that boosts capital’s share of revenue-sharing percentage.

Knocked for six

10-12-2022 04:58 If Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is the first serving Argentine vice-president to be sentenced for corruption, that is perhaps the less significant precedent set by Tuesday’s historic verdict in the Santa Cruz highway contract corruption trial.

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner won’t seek office after guilty verdict

06-12-2022 21:32 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said she will not run for public office after a court found her guilty of fraud charges, ruling out a new presidential attempt next year.

Argentina's vice-president given six-year jail term in graft case

06-12-2022 18:12 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner found guilty of corruption charges and sentenced to six years in prison in a landmark case that’s likely to intensify political battles.

Climax

03-12-2022 05:41 The court judging the ‘Vialidad’ case is expected to reach a verdict that will condemn the former president in some sort of way, validating the accusations of corruption against her, Kirchnerite businessman Lázaro Báez and several government officials.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Cabinet ministers accuse opposition of judicial ‘prostitution’

01-12-2022 01:15 Interior Minister Eduardo ‘Wado’ de Pedro accuses opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition of having corrupt ties with the Judiciary, comparing them to prostitution.

‘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.

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.

Judge allows five crew-members of detained Venezuelan plane to depart

15-10-2022 08:14 The five remaining crew members of a Venezuelan cargo plane detained since June in Argentina have been granted permission to leave the country.

Judge charges two more for role in Fernández de Kirchner assassination attempt

02-10-2022 08:31 Federal Judge María Eugenia Capuchetti on Saturday charged Nicolás Gabriel Carrizo and Agustina Díaz with complicity in the attempted assassination of Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner last month.

Twelve crew-members from Venezuela plane held in Argentina arrive home

16-09-2022 22:28 Some of the crew from Venezuelan cargo plane detained at Ezeiza for more than three months are released and welcomed home at an airport near Caracas; Seven still remain in Argentina under banning orders.

Appeals Court rules crew of grounded Venezuela plane can leave Argentina

13-09-2022 20:44 Appeals Court approves departure of 12 of the 19 crew-members of Venezuelan cargo plane that has been held at Ezeiza Airport for last three months.

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

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