Another corruption charge for ex president Cristina Fernandez: fraudulent import of liquid gas

Tuesday, March 19th 2019 - 09:05 UTC

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Argentina's former president Cristina Kirchner was charged in yet another corruption investigation on Monday, in this case over the fraudulent import of liquid gas. Judge Claudio Bonadio, who Cristina Kirchner accuses of political persecution, requested that the ex-president be placed in pre-trial detention, but her partial immunity as a senator shields her from imprisonment. Read full article

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Idlehands
Poor Cristina. She looks so innocent.
Mar 19th, 2019 - 12:42 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
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Enrique Massot
Lacking any positive economic news, Macri and his gang have decided to divert the electors' attention to the prosecution lead by friendly judge Bonadio to CFK and members of her government.

“Among the 10 cases brought against Cristina Kirchner, the most notable is the “corruption notebooks” scandal in which she is accused of having received tens of millions of dollars in bribes.”

Wow. Ten cases! Doesn't look impressive? Seeing the number, one would be tempted to conclude that some of them, at least, will end up in convictions.

Well. No. All those cases have fatal flaws that will show when the cases finally come to trial. However, conviction may not even be the government's strategy, but build as many cases as possible to show Cristina as a candidate with “10 open corruption cases.”

In addition, the the “corruption notebooks scandal” is in risk of seeing star prosecutor Carlos Stornelli taken off the case, as serious extortion accusations begin circling closer following the detention of obscure false lawyer and allegedly DEA agent Marcelo D'Alessio and his investigation by an exceptionally competent, honest federal judge Alejo Ramos Padilla -- a story minimized by Clarin and La Nacion, and so far missing in MP pages.
Mar 20th, 2019 - 05:25 am - Link - Report abuse -1
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Zaphod Beeblebrox
“ Wow. Ten cases! Doesn't look impressive? Seeing the number, one would be tempted to conclude that some of them, at least, will end up in convictions.Well. No...”

You are correct. However, I am not an expert in Argentine law, but doesn't there need to be sufficient evidence for a likely conviction before bringing a case? That evidence then gets checked during the legal process and the accused has an opportunity to provide an acceptable explanation for the presented evidence. The evidence and arguments are then judged and a verdict is reached beyond all reasonable doubt.

“All those cases have fatal flaws...”

Are you a legal expert qualified to judge that?

“Cristina as a candidate with “10 open corruption cases.””

Or to put it another way, there is enough evidence that a legal opinion has decided that there is a good chance of conviction against CFK in 10 cases.

I've asked you this before but you have failed to answer: How exactly did CFK get so massively rich?
Mar 20th, 2019 - 05:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Jack Bauer
@ZB
Yr question to EM : - “Are you a legal expert qualified to judge that?”

Reekie will not answer....but I'd say he's been consulting with Terence Hill, aka Gollum....
If he 'thinks' it, it must be the truth, and if you doubt his word you are a liar.....

But yes, 10 cases....and Reekie believes they are ALL trumped-up charges....time will tell.
Mar 22nd, 2019 - 05:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Zaphod Beeblebrox
“Reekie will not answer...”

You are correct. ;-)
Mar 28th, 2019 - 05:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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