Argentine President Alberto Fernández described the incident as “the most serious since 1983 when the country returned to democracy” and declared this Friday a national holiday (2). Vice President Cristina Kirchner was the victim of an assassination attempt by a Brazilian Uber driver based in Buenos Aires.
“I have decided to declare a national holiday so that the Argentine people can express themselves in defense of life in peace and harmony, democracy and solidarity with our vice president,” Alberto Fernández said at dawn on national television. this Friday (2).
Fernando André Sabag Montiel, a 35-year-old Brazilian living in Buenos Aires, pointed his gun a few centimeters from the face of vice president Cristina Kirchner. The incident occurred this Thursday (1) around 9 pm, while he was greeting a group of militants in front of his house. The gun was pointed but the shot missed.
“We are facing an extreme institutional and humanitarian seriousness. They attacked our vice president and social peace was changed,” he said. “This attack deserves the most energetic rejection of all Argentine society and all political sectors.” .
Alberto Fernández attributed the attack to “hate speech emanating from the political, judicial and media spheres”. “Cristina is alive because, for some technically as yet unconfirmed reason, the gun with five rounds did not fire despite tilting,” said Alberto Fernández.
“The president is playing with fire: instead of seriously investigating a serious truth, he blames the opposition and the press, declares a holiday to mobilize militants. He turns the act of violence into a political move. It is sad.” leader, rival Patricia Bullrich.
Fernando Montiel is seen wearing a black hat among militants awaiting his arrival in front of Cristina Kirchner’s home in the La Recoleta neighborhood, in footage captured by television channels and militants’ cell phones. In the footage, the Brazilian extends his left arm and points the pistol at the former president’s head. It is also possible to hear the trigger before firing.
Seeing the gun, Cristina Kirchner even crouched without showing any fear or fear. The vice president continued to sign books, take pictures and greet the militants for minutes as if nothing had happened.
He is a Brazilian Uber driver
Cristina Kirchner’s security guards managed to stop the attacker with the help of militants. Then the Brazilian was arrested. Fernando Sabag Montiel, known on social media as Fernando Salim, was born January 13, 1987, works as an Uber driver and has a prior conviction for carrying unusual illegal weapons on March 17, 2021. Caught with a 35 cm machete. “For your personal safety,” said the Brazilian, who lives in Buenos Aires’ La Paternal district.
In March of last year, police became suspicious because the car Fernando was driving did not have a back plate, which they thought had caused a collision. The machete fell when the suspect opened the door to show his vehicle certificate.
Since August 22, thousands of activists have been encouraged to hold a daily vigil outside the residence of the former president, who usually greet militants on arrival, since the Public Ministry sought a 12-year prison sentence for Cristina Kirchner for corruption charges. The Brazilian joined the protesters for attempted crime. Security Minister Aníbal Fernández confirmed that the attacker had been arrested and the weapon had passed a forensic examination.
source: Noticias
