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Argentina’s Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for ex-President Cristina Fernández
- On Tuesday in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s Supreme Court confirmed the six-year jail term and perpetual disqualification from public office for former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
- The conviction stems from a 2022 graft case where Fernández was found guilty of fraudulently awarding public works contracts to a friend during her 2007–2015 presidency.
- The unanimous ruling by justices Rosatti, Rosenkrantz, and Lorenzetti rejected defense claims, citing extensive evidence and stating the sentence protects the republican democratic system.
- The decision bars Fernández from running in upcoming Buenos Aires elections and triggered protests by her supporters alongside union warnings of possible strikes, while President Javier Milei praised the verdict saying, "Justice."
- The ruling marks a precedent for political accountability amid Argentina's volatile politics and leaves Fernández facing further trials, likely serving her sentence under house arrest due to her age.
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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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