Argentina’s vice president, Cristina Kirchner, accused one of the prosecutors and judges of colluding against her in the case where she was accused of corruption in the public works concession when she was head of government.
The attorney for the country’s former president and current vice president has filed a petition to have the Federal Oral Tribunal 2 (TOF 2) chairman Rodrigo Giménez Uriburu and prosecutor Diego Luciani removed from Cristina’s case. The announcement was made by Jorge Gorini, vice-president of the court, this Monday, before the start of the fourth day of the Public Ministry’s claims phase.
Cristina Kirchner is on trial for illegal association and fraud against the public administration. The case includes allegations of irregularities in the awarding of 51 public works contracts in the province of Santa Cruz to companies owned by businessman Lázaro Báez, during the governments of Cristina’s late husband and also former Argentine president Néstor Kirchner and the former president.
Last week, the prosecution began presenting the allegations in videoconferencing sessions. Luciani said the Public Ministry “proved” between 2003 and 2015 that there was “an illegal association with unique characteristics” in a “pyramidal” fashion, with “those who served as head of state at the top”. former presidents, Maximo Kirchner.
Criminal complaint against judge and prosecutor
Cristina Kirchner predicted that she would seek the dismissal of the judge and prosecutor by posting a message on Twitter yesterday saying “Argentine justice stinks”.
As the basis of the request, the vice president used photographs published in the newspaper “Página/12”, which, according to him, proved that the “illegal association” belonged to the president of the court and the prosecutor in the case. He plays football in the field house of former president Mauricio Macri, who is Cristina’s main political rival.
According to the photos released by the vice president, who claims to have been subjected to judicial persecution for years by people linked to Macri, there is also the brother-in-law of one of them, who also plays football with the judge and prosecutor. Possible presidential candidates for 2023 are determined by the Together for Change coalition led by the former president.
source: Noticias
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