US EditionArgentina’s Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for ex-President Cristina Fernández
- Argentina's Supreme Court upheld on Tuesday a six-year prison sentence and lifetime political ban for former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner over corruption during her presidency.
- The conviction stems from fraudulent administration charges involving inflated public works contracts awarded to a friend’s company under her leadership from 2007 to 2015.
- The unanimous ruling by Justices Rosatti, Rosenkrantz, and Lorenzetti rejected defense arguments, emphasizing the sentence protects the republican and democratic system amid a politically sensitive electoral year.
- Kirchner denounced the judges as 'puppets' restricting the popular vote, while President Milei applauded the verdict on social media writing 'Justice,' highlighting sharp political divisions.
- The ruling bars Kirchner from running in upcoming Buenos Aires elections, triggering protests by supporters and raising fears of political persecution in Argentina’s polarized landscape.
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Argentina's former President Kirchner is imprisoned and excluded from political office for life. This poses a new challenge for the peronist party in the fight against Javier Milei.
ANALYSIS. Definitively sentenced to six years in prison for corruption, former Argentine President Cristina Kirchner sees her political empire crumbled.
Constitutional lawyer Pablo Manili spoke on CNN Radio this Thursday about Cristina Kirchner's situation following the Supreme Court's confirmation of her conviction. He explained that, in addition to having to serve house arrest...
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South America's leftwing leaders support CFK after court ruling
Most of South America's leftwing leaders expressed their solidarity with former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (CFK), whose 6-year prison sentence was upheld by the Supreme Court (CSJN) earlier this week.
Argentina Supreme Court Upholds Prison Sentence for Ex-President Kirchner
Protests erupted in Argentina Tuesday after the country’s Supreme Court upheld a six-year prison sentence for former President Cristina Kirchner, who has also been barred from seeking public office following a controversial corruption conviction. Kirchner was a populist leader who was known to be a champion of the poor. Kirchner criticized the ruling and the austerity policies of Argentine President Javier Milei. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner:
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