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Noticias

The political transition taboo: Who goes to jail and who will be freed

06-11-2019 07:00 Since the election, the Judiciary is the talk of the town for both Macristas and Kirchneristas – and especially among those with convictions for corruption who claim they are "political prisoners."

by Silvio Santamarina

JUDICIARY

UN report asks Macri administration to explain judicial interventions

05-11-2019 12:42 Human rights branch of global organisation, led by former Chile president Michelle Bachelet, sends document to Foreign Ministry questioning controversial measures taken by Mauricio Macri's government.

by Rodis Recalt

Fardín allegations

Juan Darthés vows to cooperate with Nicaraguan Judiciary

24-10-2019 20:38 Actor, who faces rape allegations dating back to May 2009, proclaims innocence in note to courts and says he is a result of Thelma Fardín's "manipulative personality."

SUPREME COURT

Ex-Colombia president Álvaro Uribe questioned on witness tampering

08-10-2019 13:32 Colombia's powerful former president appears before Supreme Court for questioning in a case involving alleged witness tampering.

Photo op

PT party senator Gleisi Hoffman confirms Alberto Fernández to visit Lula in jail

03-07-2019 15:47 Alberto Fernández will visit Luiz Inácio 'Lula' da Silva in Curitiba as pressure mounts against the imprisonment of the former Brazilian president for corruption.

Scandal in the Judiciary

Tension over espionage allegations reignites as Ramos Padilla summons Stornelli

03-07-2019 10:48 The summons comes as former spy Jaime Stiuso on Tuesday requested to give evidence in the trial, alleging he too had been the "victim" of Marcelo D'Alessio's alleged illegal espionage.

Former president

CFK skips campaigning, corruption trial to return to Cuba

01-07-2019 10:54 Cuban doctors diagnosed Florencia Kirchner her with post-traumatic stress disorder and five other conditions, including lymphedema. It is her mother's third trip to the island this year.

argentina

Woman receives suspended jail sentence after kiss with wife

01-07-2019 10:49 Mariana Gómez was found guilty for resisting arrest and causing injury after an incident involving a kiss with her wife and a cigarette at Buenos Aires' Constitución train station in 2017.

VP candidate

CFK granted permission to visit daughter in Cuba

13-06-2019 15:44 Federal court allows candidate for vice-president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, can travel to Cuba to visit her daughter Florencia.

SUPREME COURT CHIEF

Chief Justice Rosenkrantz: Argentina must live within its own laws

28-05-2019 18:26 Judiciary, espionage, politics — Supreme Court Chief Justice Carlos Rosenkrantz goes on the record.

EYES OFF CRIMINAL CODE

Macri gov't moves to modify Civil and Commercial Code

07-03-2018 09:33 The national government is also working on changes to the Criminal Code.