In Argentina, Vice President Cristina Kirchner was shot in the head from her apartment. The gun was loaded, but no shot was fired at the leftist politician. The incident happened when the 69-year-old got out of a car – the 35-year-old assailant was arrested and the weapon secured.
Dramatic scenes played out in Buenos Aires on Thursday evening. A scuffle broke out outside the Argentine vice president’s home as she bathed in the crowd outside her home. A gun was secured against the 35-year-old attacker, Interior Minister Aníbal Fernández told “Clarín” newspaper. The background of the incident was initially unclear.
Corruption scandal surrounding popular politician
Chaotic scenes have unfolded in recent days in front of Kirchner’s apartment in the elegant Recoleta neighborhood of the capital Buenos Aires. Numerous supporters of the vice president are currently camping to support the popular politician. In a recent corruption trial against Kirchner, prosecutors had demanded 12 years in prison and a life ban from public office. She is said to have been the leader of a criminal organization and brought in about a billion dollars for the state.
Freund ordered orders without a tender?
Together with her late husband and ex-president Néstor Kirchner, she arranged a whole series of government contracts for a friend of hers, without tendering. Some of the excessive construction costs later flowed back to the Kirchners. The vice president rejects the allegations and accuses the judiciary of investigating her for political reasons.
Kirchner represents the left wing of the governing coalition and has numerous supporters. Violent clashes broke out in front of her apartment between protesters and the police. After neighbors complained about the ongoing demonstrations, security forces set up roadblocks that brought down Kirchner’s accomplices.
Source: Krone
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