News of courts

Alleged dictatorship torturer Mario Sandoval stands trial, 46 years on

15-09-2022 13:54 Trial of the former police officer Mario Sandoval, extradited from France in 2019 and charged with the disappearance of a young man during Argentina's dictatorship, begins in Buenos Aires.

Third person arrested in Fernández de Kirchner assassination probe

13-09-2022 21:19 Investigation into failed shooting attack on Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner takes another turn as a third individual – named in local media as Agustina Díaz, a friend of the assailant's partner Brenda Uliarte – is taken into custody by police.

The problem is not other people, but us

09-09-2022 10:48 Following the attack on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the only thing on which both sides agree is that the blame belongs to the discourse of hatred which the other side foment.

by Gustavo González

Investigators probe CFK attacker's potential links to far-right groups

09-09-2022 10:33 Judge María Eugenia Capuchetti and Prosecutor Carlos Rívolo have made arrests, continued to gather information, and come to the conclusion that the attempted attack was premeditated and potentially carried out by a larger group and not a “lone wolf.”

Judge: Attacker and girlfriend 'planned' attempted hit on CFK

08-09-2022 03:11 Fernando Sabag Montiel, and his girlfriend, Brenda Uliarte, planned the attack on Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, according to preliminary charges filed by judge probing the case.

Investigators find images showing CFK attacker, girlfriend posing with gun

06-09-2022 17:53 Investigators uncover images of suspected attacker, Fernando André Sabag Montiel, and his girlfriend, Brenda Uliarte, posing with what they believe is the weapon used in failed shooting attack.

Investigators fear crucial info on CFK attacker's mobile phone may be lost

04-09-2022 18:36 Multiple reports suggest attacker's mobile phone has been reset to factory mode, potentially putting at risk vital information; Sources say no fingerprints were found on the Bersa Thunder .32-calibre gun allegedly used by Sabag Montiel in the attack due to melee that followed attempted shooting.

Macri says Kirchnerism is using attack on VP to persecute ‘symbolic enemies’

04-09-2022 16:18 Former president Mauricio Macri has accused members of Argentina’s government of using last Thursday's attack on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner for political gain.

Police find ammunition at suspect’s home, Fernández de Kirchner testifies

02-09-2022 19:17 Brazilian-born suspect’s home was raided by police on Friday; Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who was unharmed in attack, visited by the judge and prosecutor.

International condemnation of failed attack on CFK floods in

02-09-2022 18:08 Messages of shock and solidarity poured in from around the world Friday after a man tries to shoot Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in an attack captured on video. The Pope, Latin American leaders and the UN Rights office in Geneva among those to send messages of support to Argentina’s vice-president.

Attempted shooting in Recoleta: Fernández de Kirchner attacked as polarisation peaks in Argentina

02-09-2022 09:46 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the former president who has dominated Argentine politics for almost two decades, has long provoked both love and hate from the public.

Latin American leaders rush to denounce failed assassination attempt on CFK

02-09-2022 01:42 Latin American leaders expressed solidarity Thursday with Argentina's Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner shortly after a man drew a gun on her in Recoleta.

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner survives assassination attempt, attacker in custody

01-09-2022 23:02 A 35-year-old man has been detained by police after he attempted to fire a handgun aimed at Cristina Fernández de Kirchner at point-blank range as the vice-president returned to her apartment in Recoleta, Buenos Aires.

‘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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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