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Cristina Fernandez' petition for an immediate oral trial rejected
Claudio Bonadío rejected as “inappropriate” and described as “impertinent, untimely and out of style” the petition from ex president Cristina Fernandez Argentine federal judge Claudio Bonadío rejected as “inappropriate” and described as “impertinent, untimely and out of style” the petition from ex president Cristina Fernandez for an immediate oral trial in the dollar futures case, emerging from an investigation into the last months of her administration.
Bonadio also asked the Financial Information Unit from the central bank to check on the registry of suspicious operations for physical or legal persons reported as buyers of dollar futures. The list handed by the judge includes several outstanding names and companies linked to the previous and current governments.
The list is in reply to a demand presented by Kirchnerite lawmakers for the investigation of possible crimes committed by purchasers of dollar futures, and which benefitted from the late devaluation of the Argentine Peso when Mauricio Macri took office, and are linked to his administration.
The case also went to Bonadio's office following a decision from federal Judge Sergio Torres who understood the matter involves a similar investigation to that of the ex president and other officials of her government already under prosecution.
Judge Bonadio also warned Cristina Fernandez defense counsel, Carlos Beraldi to avoid “political allegations” in his presentations and that in the future adjust petitions “to matters proper to the development” of the investigation. The judge returned the presentation of the former president and warned it was “clearly inappropriate, impertinent, untimely and out of style”.
“Both the defense counsel and the defendant have sufficient expertise in Law as to know that petitions must be in conformity to current norms”, and to that respect “it must be noted that the process to reach the trial following confirmation of prosecution, has three steps which cannot be missed and these must respect the procedure timetable”, concludes Bonadio´s resolution.
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Read all commentsI would imagine she is worried the longer it goes on the more they will find and the more of her former associates will tell tales.
Nov 19th, 2016 - 01:05 pm +4“....would set a precedent of judicialization of acts of government....”
Nov 20th, 2016 - 12:06 am +4---- No, only the criminal actions, as noted in the complaint
“....The judge also knows that a trial would need to take a look at the beneficiaries of the dollar future ....”
------ Under the law there is no obligation to consider for prosecution those who may have coincidentally benefited, but rather the criminal intent of the accused to cause harm.
“....Bonadio wants to keep the trial open so that it can be used as a tool at any time, depending on the government's needs....”
------This is not a matter of the executive branch but rather the judiciary.
“.....keep the public eye focused on the past,....”
----- For crimes committed in the past. Duh.
So Reekie, tell us who appointed the judges in the present judiciary. Tell us how those judges were confirmed. Then we will explain to you the separation of powers under the constitution here.
Nov 20th, 2016 - 03:08 am +4Commenting for this story is now closed.
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