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Al Jazeera
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Ex-Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner given house arrest
A federal court in Argentina has granted former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner house arrest to serve her six-year sentence for corruption charges. On Tuesday, the court decided that the 72-year-old Fernandez's age and visibility as a political figure made house arrest a reasonable option for her confinement. Just three years ago, in 2022, the popular left-wing leader faced an assassination attempt, wherein an assailant aimed a pistol at her head. The court cited such dangers in its decision, saying Fernandez's safety 'would become complex in a situation of prison confinement in coexistence with any type of prison population'. It is not uncommon for courts in Argentina to permit house arrest for individuals of advanced age as well. The former president's house arrest must begin immediately, the court ruled. It also explained that she would be subject to electronic monitoring. She will serve out her sentence at her apartment in Buenos Aires that she shares with her daughter and granddaughter. Fernandez, the court said, 'must remain at the registered address, an obligation that she may not break except in exceptional situations'. Any future visitors to the apartment — outside of household staff, healthcare workers and other approved individuals — will have to be vetted by the court. The former president's incarceration comes after Argentina's Supreme Court last week upheld her conviction and barred her from running for public office ever again. She was found guilty in 2022 of using public works projects, including roadways, to give beneficial contracts to a close associate of her family, Lazaro Baez. Prosecutors said the contracts awarded to Baez had rates 20 percent higher than normal — a sum that could translate to millions of dollars. Other scandals have dogged her political career, including accusations of bribery and money laundering. Some of those cases continue to be weighed by Argentina's judicial system. But Fernandez has dismissed the allegations against her as political attacks. She had been preparing to launch a bid in this year's legislative elections, until the ban on her candidacy. Fernandez served as Argentina's president from 2007 to 2015, after succeeding her husband, the late Nestor Kirchner. In 2019, four years after she left the Casa Rosada — the 'Pink House' of the presidency — Fernandez returned to the executive branch as vice president to Alberto Fernandez, another left-wing politician. Both Fernandez and Alberto Fernandez — who share no familial relation — faced sharp criticism for their management of Argentina's economy, including their heavy reliance on government spending and their devaluation of the country's peso through the printing of excess currency. But particularly among working-class Argentinians, Fernandez continues to enjoy substantial popularity, particularly for her investments in social programmes to alleviate poverty. Since 2024, Fernandez has led the Justicialist Party, the main pillar of opposition against the government of current President Javier Milei, a libertarian. He took office in 2023, succeeding Alberto Fernandez. Faced with Fernandez's incarceration, supporters of the former president took to the streets in Buenos Aires to protest over the past week, calling her lifetime ban from public office an act of political retribution.
Bloomberg
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Argentina's Kirchner Sentenced to House Arrest in Graft Case
Former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will carry out her six-year sentence for corruption under house arrest, a judge decided after Argentina's top court upheld a previous ruling that also bars her from public office for life. It had remained unclear until the judge's ruling Tuesday whether Kirchner, 72, would be allowed to serve time from home, given her age and local laws, or instead be sent to jail. The decision came a day earlier than expected as the former president's supporters had planned protests for Wednesday outside the court and near her apartment, where she'll be confined.
Washington Post
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Argentine ex-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner allowed to serve corruption sentence at home
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A federal court on Tuesday granted a request by former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to serve a six-year prison sentence for corruption at her home in Buenos Aires. Judges ruled that Fernández, 72, can serve time in the apartment where she lives with her daughter and her granddaughter, citing her age and security reasons. Fernández was the victim of an attempted assassination three years ago.
Washington Post
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Argentina's Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for ex-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
BUENOS AIRES — Argentina's Supreme Court has upheld the six-year prison sentence on corruption charges for former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. De Kirchner governed for eight years after succeeding her husband in 2007. Under her watch, Argentina became notorious for its unbridled state spending and massive budget deficits. She had asked the court for a review of the prison sentence. Tuesday's court decision means that Fernández de Kirchner will not be able to compete in September for a seat in the legislature in the country's capital, as she had announced.
Associated Press
10-06-2025
- Politics
- Associated Press
Argentina's Supreme Court upholds prison sentence for ex-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina's Supreme Court has upheld the six-year prison sentence on corruption charges for former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. De Kirchner governed for eight years after succeeding her husband in 2007. Under her watch, Argentina became notorious for its unbridled state spending and massive budget deficits. She had asked the court for a review of the prison sentence. Tuesday's court decision means that Fernández de Kirchner will not be able to compete in September for a seat in the legislature in the country's capital, as she had announced.
