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Argentine court sentences a former couple to years in prison over botched assassination of ex-VP

Fernando Sabag Montiel received a 10-year sentence for attempting to assassinate former president Cristina Kirchner during her corruption trial, with his accomplice sentenced to eight years.

  • A court in Argentina sentenced Fernando Sabag Montiel to 10 years and Brenda Uliarte to 8 years in prison for attempting to assassinate former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on September 1, 2022.
  • Montiel approached Fernández with a loaded gun and pulled the trigger, but it malfunctioned.
  • Prosecutors provided evidence, including WhatsApp chats, indicating that Montiel and Uliarte planned the attack in advance.
  • Cristina Fernández was previously sentenced to six years in prison for corruption but is serving her sentence under house arrest due to her age and safety concerns.
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On Wednesday, 10 and 8 years of imprisonment were imposed on the two perpetrators of an assassination attempt in 2022 against former Argentine President Cristina Kirchner, a miraculously missed gun attack that traumatized the country.

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After two years of trial, an Argentine court sentenced on Wednesday the perpetrators of the attempted murder of former President Cristina Fernández, which occurred in September 2022, after more than a year of trial.

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Argentine court sentences a former couple to years in prison over botched assassination of ex-VP

A court in Argentina has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty of attempting to kill powerful former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner three years ago.

·United States
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France24 broke the news in France on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
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