US EditionLarge crowds protest in support of Argentine ex-President Fernández as she starts house arrest
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA, JUN 23 – Cristina Kirchner, convicted for fraud involving public road projects, begins six-year house arrest sentence with an electronic anklet amid mass protests and a lifetime political ban, officials said.
- An Argentine judge allowed former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to serve her six-year corruption sentence at her Buenos Aires residence.
- Kirchner was found guilty of corruptly awarding road project contracts to political allies, and last week, the Supreme Court rejected her appeal, confirming both her conviction and a lifetime prohibition from public office.
- Tens of thousands marched on Wednesday under the banner 'Argentina with Cristina', while supporters kept vigil outside her flat and Kirchner made brief balcony appearances.
- A ban against disturbing neighborhood peace raised fears Kirchner might be confined indoors, visitation is restricted to family, doctors and lawyers, which her team calls 'a totally arbitrary exclusion regime'.
- Kirchner's house arrest and public backing highlight divisions in Argentina's politics, with ongoing protests and speculation Brazil's President Lula might visit her in July.
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Argentina’s Kirchner urges backers not to gather as police deploy
Argentine ex-president Cristina Kirchner urged supporters Friday not to gather outside her Buenos Aires apartment, where she is serving a six-year fraud sentence, saying she feared police violence. Kirchner alleged on social media the government had "orchestrated a police operation at the door of my house with the sole purpose of provoking conflicts." She called
The building of San José 1111, in the neighborhood of Constitución, dawned with an important security operation. They summon at 17 o’clock a flag in defense of CFK. Yesterday, the electronic anklet was colored to the ex-mandataria.
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Large crowds protest in support of Argentine ex-President Fernández as she starts house arrest
Argentina’s former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has begun serving a six-year sentence under house arrest as tens of thousands of her supporters rallied in the streets.
From 14 o'clock there will be an act to support the former president, convicted in the Road Case. Yesterday the Justice determined that she will comply with the home prison and that she will use anklets.
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