Organizations and social movements take to the streets in support of the vice president, who faces 12 years in prison for an alleged corruption plot
The Argentine people are today revolting against the verdict of the courts against Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Hours before the Justice Department makes its verdict (around 5:30 p.m. local time), followers of the politician have taken to the streets in different parts of the city of Buenos Aires to show their support for the case, in which she is accused along with twelve suspects. another charged with alleged corruption for public roadworks in Santa Cruz in his two terms at the helm of the country (2007-2015).
Under the motto “stop the coup and free Cristina”, the Miles party and the Land Housing and Habitat Federation led a mobilization to the courts in the morning. The purpose of this is that “today is a new October 17,” said the leader of the call, Luis D’Elía, referring to 1945, when Juan Domingo Perón (politician and founder of Peronism) was released after being arrested by military. opponents after thousands of workers mobilized to demand his release.
For its part, the Association of State Workers intends to hold a vigil pending the verdict and, in the event of a verdict, to mobilize and declare an active strike, in turn destroying all essential services are guaranteed. This group has asked that “all possible instances of cooperation with other trade unions and popular field organizations be exhausted to express in a united manner the rejection of any attempt to convict the Vice President in the judicial farce,” said the group. a statement picked up by Telam news agency. The formation Frente Patria Grande also plans to protest.
Given the situation, and to avoid possible confrontations once the verdict is known, the authorities have deployed a strong security apparatus around the Palace of Justice and the courts of Comodoro Py. According to the newspaper ‘Clarín’, the operation consists of a triple fence with about 300 elements and about 200 security officers. There are also members of the Explosives Brigade of the Federal Police and Fire Brigade. Access is also restricted. Magistrates and other judicial staff enter the building through the rear.
Everything is a “political persecution”, the vice president’s supporters confirm, highlighting the same reason why Fernández assures to be acquitted of the well-known “Road case”, which can carry a prison sentence of up to 12 years and his possible disqualification from holding office of a public office. However, if a conviction is issued against Fernández, who enjoys immunity from arrest as vice president, the ruling will have to go through a lengthy process until it is approved or overturned by the Supreme Court.
But for Kirchner, all has been said and the worst is expected. After three and a half years of hearings, the trial will conclude this Tuesday and, as she announced yesterday, she believes she will be convicted. She sits on the defendant’s bench as an alleged participant in an illegal plot to defraud the state through the concession of public works in Santa Cruz, though she has always defended being a victim of “political persecution.” The Public Prosecution Service estimates the defrauded amount at a maximum of 5,321 million pesos (about 31 million euros).
Fernández has confirmed that the judges “appointed” by former President Mauricio Macri are “protecting” him and those who tried to end her in early September when she was killed on her return home from a session in Congress. gun to his face. Although the attacker did not fire a shot because the weapon jammed.
Despite the ruling he receives today, Kirchner has made it clear that he will continue in politics. “I will never give up my opinion and say what I think needs to be done to build a better country for our people,” he firmly stated. One of his lawyers, Gregorio Dalbón, posted on Twitter that “they will never be able to condemn his ideas”.
Source: La Verdad
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