US EditionLarge crowds protest in support of Argentine ex-President Fernández as she starts house arrest
- On June 18, 2025, a Buenos Aires Federal Court allowed former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to serve her six-year corruption sentence under house arrest at her apartment.
- The sentence followed her 2022 conviction for fraud involving illegal roadbuilding contracts awarded to a businessman during her 2007-2015 presidency, with the Supreme Court upholding the verdict on June 10.
- Thousands of Kirchner supporters protested in Buenos Aires, maintaining vigils outside her home and organizing marches, while opponents and prosecutors argued against her house arrest citing lack of health issues.
- Kirchner called the trial "lawfare," accusing the judiciary of political persecution and declared, "This is a firing squad," while her lawyer Gregorio Dalbon tweeted, "THE LAW PREVAILED. THE PEOPLE PREVAILED."
- Kirchner’s house arrest underscores deep political divisions in Argentina amid economic hardship and suggests ongoing tensions between her Peronist faction and President Milei’s administration.
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Affirming that neither a conviction for corruption nor the permanent disqualification from holding public office will put an end to her political career, former Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner began serving a six-year sentence under house arrest, while tens of thousands of supporters gathered in the streets to show their support. Peronism made a presence in the Plaza de Mayo. According to a note circulated by El País, the call…
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