Argentina's Supreme Court has upheld a six-year prison sentence for former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on corruption charges, permanently barring her from holding public office. The ruling led to protests from her supporters in Buenos Aires, who claimed it was politically motivated. Fernandez de Kirchner criticized the court, alleging that its judges serve powerful economic interests. The ruling was viewed positively by current President Javier Milei, who opposes her economic policies. The conviction is based on evidence regarding irregular state contracts during her presidency from 2007 to 2015.
The judges rejected Fernandez de Kirchner's appeal, writing in a resolution that her sentence did nothing more than protect our republican and democratic system.
It's the concentrated economic power of Argentina's government. They're three puppets answering to those ruling far above them, she told supporters outside her party's headquarters.
Justice. End, he wrote on X. This ruling was welcomed by Milei, a libertarian fiercely opposed to Fernandez de Kirchner's brand of high-spending politics.
Fernandez de Kirchner had been found guilty by a federal court in 2022 of having directed irregular state public works contracts to a friend during her and her husband's years in power.
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