US EditionArgentine ex-president Kirchner goes on trial in new corruption case
The trial involves 87 defendants accused of a bribery network that funded campaigns and secured public works; over 600 witnesses are expected, with proceedings possibly lasting three years.
- On Thursday, the trial begins against Argentine ex-president Cristina Kirchner as alleged head of an illicit bribery ring, joined by 19 former Kirchner administration officials and 65 businesspeople, while last week the Supreme Court rejected more than 20 appeals, paving the way for proceedings.
- Oscar Centeno's notebooks show nearly 12 years of cash trips sparked the probe, while the prosecution's indictment alleges the Kirchners organised illicit fundraising from 2003–2015.
- Several business leaders testified as repentants for leniency, revealing kickbacks; Carlos Wagner listed companies paying undeclared cash, while some later recanted, alleging duress under Judge Claudio Bonadio.
- More than 600 witnesses are expected and the court will conduct the trial primarily through virtual hearings, with the multi-year trial lasting up to three years.
- Experts say the case exposes an institutionalised system of illicit political financing and a growing capture of the public sector by private interests, while analysts argue the trial could scrutinize hidden practices.
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In Argentina, the biggest corruption process in the history of the South American country has begun.
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Kirchner on trial in Argentina's 'biggest ever' corruption case
Argentine ex-president Cristina Kirchner, already serving a six-year fraud sentence under house arrest, went on trial Thursday in a new corruption case described as the biggest in her country's history.
The Straits Times
Argentina's ex-President Kirchner on trial over public works bribery scandal
BUENOS AIRES - Argentine former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner went on trial on Thursday on charges of bribery tied to public works contracts awarded during her administration. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The morning of this Thursday, November 6, began the oral trial for the so-called Cuadernos Cause, the largest corruption trial in the history of Argentina that involves former president Cristina Kirchner.In the judicial instance, the ex-mandataria is presented as the alleged head of an illegal bribery collection association, for which 19 high kirchnerist charges and 65 businessmen, among others accused, must also be answered.In early June, the f…
The trial will begin this Thursday at 9:30 and in a virtual way. An illegal association is judged, in which the former president is accused of being the boss, who operated from 2003 to 2015 to receive bribes from state contractors. I followed all the news about the trial for the Cuadernos case in the minute-to-minute coverage of Clarín.
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