In Argentina, prison and ineligibility confirmed for Cristina Kirchner. The ex-president was sentenced to six years in prison and ineligibility for life for fraud in 2022, sentences confirmed on appeal by the courts yesterday Wednesday, which will however be suspended in the event of an appeal to the Supreme Court. Supporters of the woman who remains the central figure of the Argentine left gathered yesterday to denounce a “political-judicial persecution”.
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with our correspondent in Buenos Aires, Théo Conscience
Twice president between 2007 and 2015 and vice-president of Argentina from 2019 to 2023, Cristina Kirchner retains the unconditional support of part of the Argentine population, as evidenced by the crowd who came to support her yesterday after the confirmation of her conviction.
It is by “ loyalty » that Miguel, retired, came to support her. “ I lived well when Cristina Kirchner was in power. I had enough money to live, to go on vacation, my children were able to study at the public university. I really have a lot to be grateful for. »
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For Miguel and all the activists present yesterday, Cristina Kirchner is the victim of political-judicial persecution. “ The sentence was written in advance » assures Luis, in reference to the conviction on appeal of the ex-president in a case of fraudulent public procurement.
For Graciela, this conviction aims to prevent the one who has just taken the reins of the Peronist party from being a candidate again. “ These are fabricated cases. What they are looking for is to ban her from political life forever, that’s what they want. »
Despite this conviction on appeal, Cristina Kirchner, 71, can for the moment still be a candidate, notably for a deputy seat next year. The ex-president has ten days to appeal to the Supreme Court, which would suspend the ineligibility and prison sentences against her. The former Peronist president Cristina Kirchner was sentenced in December 2022 to six years in prison for corruption in a case concerning the award of public contracts, under his mandate, in the province of Santa Cruz, traditional stronghold of the Kirchner family.