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Reuters
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Ecuador court orders 13 more years in prison for former VP Glas
QUITO, June 30 (Reuters) - An Ecuadorean court on Monday sentenced former vice president Jorge Glas to 13 additional years in prison for misusing public funds allocated to rebuild areas affected by a devastating 2016 earthquake. Glas is currently in prison serving out convictions in two prior corruption cases.
Daily Mail
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mail
Corrupt ex-president sentenced to live in a MANSION...and she can still give balcony speeches
Former Argentine President Cristina Kirchner will get to live out her six-year corruption sentence from the comfort of her home in the capital city of Buenos Aires. The three-judge panel headed by judge Jorge Gorini based their decision on the controversial leader's age and personal safety. The 72-year-old Kirchner shares a residence – valued at $300,000 – with her daughter and granddaughter in the upscale neighborhood of Constitución. Kirchner has to wear an ankle monitor must seek permission from the federal court if she wants to leave her home, which she purchased in 2015. The judges gave Kirchner 48 hours to present a list of family members, members of her police details and lawyers who will be allowed to enter and leave the home without approval from the court. Any person who is not on the list is required to receive permission in advance and provide the court with an explanation behind their visit. The court decision does not limit Kirchner's social media use and will be allowed to step out to the balcony of her second-floor apartment to greet supporters as long as the interactions do not interfere with the neighborhood's serenity. Quilmes Mayor Mayra Mendoza and Kirchner backer told La Nación newspaper that the former leader was not allowed to interact with her old constituents from the balcony. 'It has to do with a decision by the court: Cristina will not be able to go out onto the balcony to greet people, which she had been doing to have minimal contact with the people who came,' Mendoza said. Kirchner's lawyer, Alberto Beraldi, said he would be reaching out to the court for clarity because they understood that the controversial politician has to 'refrain from engaging in behavior that may disturb the tranquility of the neighborhood.' Kirchner's husband Nestor Kirchner was president from 2003 to 2007 and she succeeded him as president from 2007 to 2015. During her term, the country expanded cash payments to the poor and pioneered major social assistance programs. Her governments funded unbridled state spending by printing money, bringing Argentina notoriety for major budget deficits and sky-high inflation. Critics blamed Argentina´s years of economic volatility on Kirchner's policies, and outrage over successive economic crises and the country´s bloated bureaucracy helped vault radical libertarian President Javier Milei to the presidency in late 2023. Kirchner, who served as Vice President from 2019 to 2023 under President Alberto Fernández, was found guilty in 2022 of awarding 51 public contracts for public works to companies that were tied to a close friend and convicted construction magnate. The agreements were priced 20 percent above the standard rate in a scheme that cost the South American nation tens of millions of dollars, the government found. Kirchner's administration carried out 'an extraordinary fraudulent maneuver' that harmed the interests of the government and resulted in the embezzlement of roughly $70 million at the current exchange rate. Argentina's Supreme Court upheld the six-year sentence last week and ruled that she was banned from ever seeking public office. Her supporters took to the streets of Buenos Aires, where the blocked streets and major highways. Protesters also raided the offices of Argentina's two main cable networks that are widely considered critical of the ex-leader, Channel 13 and Todos Noticias, smashing televisions, vandalizing cars and shattering windows.
The Guardian
17-06-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Former Argentinian president Cristina Fernández allowed to serve corruption sentence at home
A federal court in Argentina has granted former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's request 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. In the ruling, the court said that Fernández 'must remain at the registered address, an obligation that she may not break except in exceptional situations'. Last week, Argentina's highest court upheld Fernández's sentence in a ruling that permanently banned her from public office over the corruption conviction that found she had directed state contracts to a friend while she was the first lady and president. The explosive ruling left Fernández, Argentina's charismatic yet deeply divisive ex-leader, subject to arrest and sent her supporters pouring into the streets of Buenos Aires, Argentina's capital, and blocking major highways in protest. The ruling barred Fernández from running in this fall's Buenos Aires legislative elections just days after she launched her campaign. Fernández, who dominated Argentinian politics for two decades and forged the country's main leftwing populist movement known as Kirchnerism, after her and her husband, former president Néstor Kirchner, rejects the charges as politically motivated. During Fernández's eight years in office (2007–2015), Argentina expanded cash payments to the poor and pioneered major social assistance programs. Her governments funded unbridled state spending by printing money, bringing Argentina notoriety for massive budget deficits and sky-high inflation. Critics blamed Argentina's years of economic volatility on Fernández's policies, and outrage over successive economic crises and the country's bloated bureaucracy helped vault radical libertarian president Javier Milei to the presidency in late 2023. Fernández was embroiled in multiple corruption scandals during her tenure. She was convicted in 2022 of corruption in a case that centered on 51 public contracts for public works awarded to companies linked to Lázaro Báez, a convicted construction magnate and friend of the presidential couple, at prices 20% above the standard rate in a scheme that cost the state tens of millions of dollars. Fernández has questioned the impartiality of the judges. She claims her defense did not have access to much of the evidence and that it was gathered without regard to legal deadlines. She faces a series of other upcoming trials on corruption charges.
Reuters
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Argentina judge approves house arrest for ex-President Kirchner
BUENOS AIRES, June 17 (Reuters) - An Argentine judge on Tuesday approved a request from former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to serve out her six-year prison sentence for corruption at home. Kirchner, 72, a polarizing leftist figure who was president from 2007 to 2015, was convicted by a trial court in 2022 over a fraud scheme involving public road projects in Patagonia that allegedly benefited a close ally. Argentina's Supreme Court last week upheld the conviction and sentence, which also includes a lifetime ban from holding public office. Kirchner has denied wrongdoing, claiming political persecution. The judge ruled she should serve the sentence, effective immediately, at her Buenos Aires residence due to her age.
The Independent
13-06-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Latin America and Caribbean week in pictures
June 6-12, 2025 Argentina's highest court upheld a six-year prison sentence for former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in a ruling that permanently banned her from public office over the corruption conviction that found she had directed state contracts to a friend while she was the first lady and president. Miguel Uribe, a conservative Colombian presidential hopeful, was in critical condition after being shot in the head from close range during a campaign rally. People created a human chain along a Rio de Janeiro beach shore as part of a symbolic group hug with the sea to mark World Oceans Day. Brad Pitt donning a buzzcut arrives at a red carpet premiere in Mexico City to promote his latest film, 'F1: The Movie'. This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean. The selection was curated by AP photo editor Anita Baca, based in Mexico City. ___ Follow AP visual journalism: AP Images blog:
