Thursday, December 7, 2017

Former Argentine President Fernandez Has Been Charged With Treason. Judge Orders Arrest



Reuters: Argentina's Fernandez charged with treason, judge orders arrest

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A federal judge in Argentina indicted former President Cristina Fernandez for treason and asked for her arrest for trying to cover up Iran’s possible role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85 people, a court ruling said.

As Fernandez is a senator, Congress would first have to vote to strip her of parliamentary immunity for an arrest to occur. The judge, Claudio Bonadio, also indicted and ordered house arrest for Fernandez’s Foreign Minister Hector Timerman, the 491-page ruling said.

Fernandez and Timerman have previously denied wrongdoing. Fernandez called a news conference for 4:30 p.m. local time (1930 GMT). Timerman’s lawyer could not immediately be reached for comment.

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More News On Former Argentine President Fernandez Being Charged With Treason

Argentina judge seeks arrest of ex-leader Fernández -- BBC News
Judge seeks removal of immunity, arrest of former president of Argentina -- Los Angeles Times
Ex-president of Argentina faces arrest over alleged bombing coverup -- USA Today
Argentine Judge Calls for Arrest of Ex-President Fernandez -- Bloomberg
Argentina judge orders arrest of ex-president Cristina Kirchner for 'covering up Iranian involvement in a 1994 bombing at a Buenos Aires Jewish center that left 85 people dead' -- Daily Mail
Argentina judge calls for arrest of ex-president Cristina Fernández for treason -- The Guardian
Former Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez indicted for Iran terror bomb cover-up -- Washington Times
Argentina judge orders arrest of ex-president Kirchner over Iran terror cover-up -- The Times of Israel

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Fernandez is a dingbat, but so is this charge.