Tag: Cristina Fernandez

• Thursday, May 18th 2017 - 11:57 UTC

  An Argentine human rights reference indicted for misuse of public funds

  

  A judge in Argentina has indicted the head of human rights organization the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo. Hebe de Bonafini, 88, has been charged with misusing public funds allocated to a social housing project.

• Tuesday, May 9th 2017 - 07:41 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez meets Greek leaders, cuts short European tour: no Oxford visit

  

  Argentine ex president Cristina Fernandez met on Monday with Greek parliament speaker Nikos Voutsis and Prime minister Alexis Tsipras, as part of the first leg of her trip to Europe where she travelled following authorization from magistrates, and depositing a significant bail, since she has been indicted in several cases.

• Thursday, April 27th 2017 - 10:54 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez invited to give a conference at Oxford University

  

  Ex president Cristina Fernandez and her daughter Florencia Kirchner, both indicted in several alleged corruption cases have been allowed to travel to Europe in May, where the Argentine leader has been invited to a round of conferences and discussions including one from the Oxford Union at Oxford University.

• Saturday, April 22nd 2017 - 09:53 UTC

  Tear gas and rubber bullets to protect Cristina Fernandez surrounded by protestors in Rio Gallegos

  

  Argentine ex president Cristina Fernandez and her sister in law and governor of Santa Cruz province Alicia Kirchner, are holding in at their home in Rio Gallegos surrounded by an angry crowd in the midst of a chaotic situation as police try to disperse protestors with tear gas and rubber bullets.

• Tuesday, April 4th 2017 - 19:42 UTC

  Kirchner family prosecuted charged with money laundering; court seizes US$ 8.5m in assets

  

  An Argentine court on Tuesday prosecuted ex president Cristina Fernandez and her children, Maximo and Florencia, as alleged heads of an illicit organization to launder money in association with public works contractors. The ruling includes the seizure of family assets equivalent to US$ 8.5 million and handing over their passports.

• Friday, March 24th 2017 - 11:55 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez will stand trial on charges of financial mismanagement

  

  A judge in Argentina has ruled that the former president, Cristina Fernandez should stand trial on charges of financial mismanagement. Fernandez is accused of fraudulently administering state funds in 2015. The former economy minister, Axel Kiciloff, and the former head of the central bank have also been charged.

• Wednesday, March 8th 2017 - 10:21 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez in court declares she is victim of “judicial and media prosecution”

  

  Argentina's ex-president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner fended off corruption allegations in court on Tuesday, claiming she was the victim of “judicial and media persecution” backed by economic forces, at a politically delicate time for the recession-hit country.

• Monday, March 6th 2017 - 17:25 UTC

  Kirchner family in court: Florencia, Maximo and Cristina charged with corruption and money laundering

  

  The two children of Argentine ex president Cristina Fernandez, Florencia and Maximo Kirchner, showed up in court on Monday morning to be questioned on a case involving a family company which owns several hotels and allegedly has been involved in money laundering and unlawful association among other crimes.

• Saturday, February 18th 2017 - 06:14 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez ex Army chief arrested for alleged torture and kidnapping

  

  Former Argentine army chief Cesar Milani was arrested Friday for his alleged role in the kidnapping and torture of two men and a woman during the country's military dictatorship.

• Wednesday, February 15th 2017 - 09:24 UTC

  Argentina's ex intelligence chief indicted; prosecution requests his arrest

  

  Prosecutors have requested the arrest of Argentina's intelligence chief under former president Cristina Fernandez over murky accusations he shielded a fugitive drug trafficker from arrest. The request came a day after ex-spy chief Oscar Parrilli was indicted on charges of hiding information on the whereabouts of the man who was formerly Argentina's most-wanted fugitive.