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The US dollar curse has Cristina Fernandez on the edge of a public trial
Former Argentine president Cristina Fernandez was prosecuted on Friday for fraudulent administration in detriment of the Argentine state in the so called “dollar futures' ”case, including the seizure of 15 million Pesos in assets equivalent to a million dollars. Read full article
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Nov 12th, 2016 - 01:11 pm - Link - Report abuse +4“....an oral trial...”
Nov 12th, 2016 - 02:48 pm - Link - Report abuse +3Sometimes called a hearing but in these cases it's a “trial” by three judges. If you think you're going to see a trial by jury/peers in this country, you're screwed.
“....Federal Cassation Chamber, which is the last resort in Argentine penal cases....”
Cassation court is a relatively new high-level appeals court here but they are limited to determining whether or not the law has been correctly applied. They don't examine the evidence or similar substance of a case. There are four “instances” for appeals here and Cassation appears between the traditional appeals court and the supreme court. It's unclear whether Cassation would be the last available means for appeal here since the federal supreme court remains available for reviewing and overturning Cassation findings if there is a basis for “recurso extraordinario” - sometimes called Extraordinary Appeal.
“...her defense rejected the claim arguing that the Central bank is totally independent from the control of the Executive branch...”
That is just soooooo very funny. But the judiciary in the US was stupid enough to believe it in another case, or at least made public representations that they believed it. Just because Argentina said that the central bank was independent of the Kirchner government, didn't make it so.
She's going to jail.
Nov 12th, 2016 - 03:54 pm - Link - Report abuse +5I initially thought it would be difficult to prosecute the Future Dollar crimes, but since it's gone this far it should now be a serious worry for the defendants, and there are several beyond Kicillof and the old mare. The embargo of nearly US$1 million of CFK's assets follows the embargoes on other Kirchner family assets and some evidence that the Kirchners attempted to have records destroyed that covered transactions by the Kirchner family relatives. It's going to be interesting and likely to involve some peripheral violence in the best Peronist traditions.
Nov 12th, 2016 - 06:25 pm - Link - Report abuse +1@ Marti Llazo
Nov 12th, 2016 - 07:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“and likely to involve some peripheral violence in the best Peronist traditions.”
How can that be? Our latest expert without in country experience in SA, DemonTree, thinks I am wrong in describing the Peronistas as 'scum'.
Since Macri took over, Uruguay has had some 150,000 “questionable” applications for residency from Argentines who it seems are outside any records!
Or it could be The Broad Fraud taking money for issuing Cedulas to the plethora of Mafia gangs et al. that now run significant criminal gangs areas of MVD.
The policia are furious but Bonomi, the useless interior minister, claims there is nothing to worry about. That's not how the people of Uruguay see it, especially those in Carrasco Norte.
All Peronistas are not scum. You could use the term Peronist to describe a whole array of political ideals; it is more of a cult. And not all 'Peronistas' voted for the K's. You have the whole ideal completely muddled in your desperation to spit more venom over the board.
Nov 12th, 2016 - 08:07 pm - Link - Report abuse -2Jeez, old man, when did you live in Argentina? I did and to describe everyone who voted for CFK at 'scum' is puerile. Is there anyone you don't hate and make pejorative comments about?
DT you are for it now. You dared to disagree with ChrisR and he will hound you now.
How about “basket of deplorables” ?
Nov 12th, 2016 - 11:06 pm - Link - Report abuse +3Whence they now oppressors once hailed,
Nov 13th, 2016 - 04:01 am - Link - Report abuse -6The shunned brothers will come across the northern lands,
Then the great shining whigs shall appear,
But the true bane of man shall be Rigel's ascent behind the whigs of power.
@ Marti Llazo
Nov 13th, 2016 - 11:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0Superb, even EB will know what that refers to! :o)
@ DT Relax, take no notice of EB, I was winding you up but you probable realised that.
I call it Karma......
Nov 13th, 2016 - 09:52 pm - Link - Report abuse +1CFK is accused of many crimes. I would really like to see her trial, justice must be done.
Nov 14th, 2016 - 06:25 pm - Link - Report abuse +2Judge Bonadio and some of his colleagues are in charge of making moves against CFK every time new economic information makes the Macri government look bad.
Nov 14th, 2016 - 09:35 pm - Link - Report abuse -1The group Clarin has vowed to keep filling its front pages with daily stories about the last government's alleged corruption, while skipping current bad news.
Distraction may work for a while, but doesn't last forever.
Macri better enjoy whatever time remains for his Joyful Revolution.
Maybe the papers shouldn't tell anyone about the corruption in this country. And the prosecution of those responsible.
Nov 14th, 2016 - 09:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Actually reekie, everyone is filling its front pages with lurid tales of the proceedings against an endless sea of criminals here, as well as the decline and fall of the economy. You really should read the papers sometime instead of just railing.
Maybe you can find someone to read this to you:
http://www.ieco.clarin.com/Argentina-economias-cerradas-mundo_0_1685831555.html
Well Marti, anyone can go to clarin.com and see the informative pollution I am talking about. They don't need to believe me.
Nov 15th, 2016 - 04:50 am - Link - Report abuse -1On another note, it's astounding to see how many MP commentators, including Marti, Kanye and Elaine are convicting the suspect long before trial.
Come on people. I get you don't like CFK; however, I am surprised you disregard the concept of “innocent till proven guilty” of journalists who talk about “suspect” until someone is convicted and instead behave more like a lynch mob: “We don't need to wait for a judge--we ”know“ they are guilty.”
Give intellectual honesty an opportunity.
@ EM
Nov 15th, 2016 - 10:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0A bit over the top. I have never talked of 'lynch mobs' or dispensing justice outside of the law.
I have some first-hand experience of her dodgy practises but I am more than happy to wait for the process of the law to give her a fair trial.
Reekie, we don't have jury trials here because there are only four people in Argentina who honestly believe that CFK is not a criminal.
Nov 15th, 2016 - 01:43 pm - Link - Report abuse +1And they are all here:
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/listeningpost/2015/04/argentina-loony-radio-150419152903774.html
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