Argentine VP Cristina Fernández has been convicted and sentenced to six years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding public office for a fraud scheme that embezzled $1 billion through public works projects during her presidency.
was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding public office for a fraud scheme that embezzled $1 billion through public works projects during her presidency.
The sentence isn’t firm until appeals are decided, a process that could take years. She will remains immune from arrest meanwhile. President Alberto Fernández, who is not related to his vice president, said on Twitter that she was innocent and that her conviction is “the result of a trial in which the minimum forms of due process were not taken care of.”to Lázaro Báez, a construction magnate and early ally of her and her husband Nestor Kirchner, who served as president in 2003-2007 and died suddenly in 2010.
In Argentina, judges in such cases customarily pronounce verdicts and sentences first and explain how they reached their decision later. The panel’s full decision is expected in February. After that, the verdict can be appealed up to the Supreme Court, a process that could take years. “Cristina always surprises,” pollster Roberto Bacman, director of Argentina’s Center for Public Opinion Studies, said of her announcement. But “she will continue fighting,” he added. “She places herself in the center of the fight and says that she is not going to hide.”
Norge Siste Nytt, Norge Overskrifter
Similar News:Du kan også lese nyheter som ligner på denne som vi har samlet inn fra andre nyhetskilder.
Argentine VP Cristina Fernández guilty, 6 years for fraudProsecutors said Fernández fraudulently directed 51 public works projects to Lázaro Báez, a construction magnate and early ally of her and her husband Nestor Kirchner, who served as president from …
Les mer »
Argentine VP Cristina Fernández guilty, 6 years for fraudBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was convicted and sentenced Tuesday to 6 years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding public office for a fraud scheme that embezzled $1 billion through public works projects during her presidency.
Les mer »
Argentine Court Sentences Vice President Cristina Kirchner to Six Years in PrisonA federal court convicted her of fraud charges and sentenced her to six years in prison for embezzling money through public-construction contracts.
Les mer »
Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner Gets 6 Years in $1B Corruption CaseCristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina’s current vice president and the country’s former president, was found guilty of fraud charges on Tuesday and sentenced to six years in prison.
Les mer »
Argentine Vice President Cristina Kirchner guilty of corruptionThe two-term former president was convicted of fraud and sentence to six years. As vice president, she's immune from prison until her appeals are exhausted.
Les mer »
Argentina court hands VP Cristina Kirchner 6-year jail term in graft caseAn Argentine court sentenced Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner to six years in jail and disqualified her from holding public office in a high-profile corruption case on Tuesday.
Les mer »