The Argentine Justice has granted on Tuesday the benefit of house prison to the former president Cristina Fernández (2007-2015)sentenced to six years and perpetual disqualification to exercise public positions for irregularities in the granting of public works between 2003 and 2015. The ex -president is already detained at his home in Buenos Aires by serving a sentence.
The Oral Criminal Court 2 has failed that the former president remains at the domicile and “Refrain from adopting behaviors that can disturb the tranquility of the neighborhood and/or alter peaceful coexistence“. The magistrate has notified his decision in a telematic way with the aim of preventing him from leading the march organized by Kirchnerism to the town of Comodoro Py, where he had to appear this Wednesday.
Within 48 hours, the former first lady must present a List of people who make up their family group, their police custody, medical professionals that normally treat it and the lawyers who represent it, who can access their home without judicial authorization. Compliance with these conditions must be supervised by the Criminal Execution Control and Assistance Directoratewhich will raise to justice a report every three months to evaluate the degree of compliance with the rules imposed.
The judge in charge of the case ordered to place Fernández An electronic surveillance device. Without Emabargo, the president’s lawyers had requested not to be placed when considering that the escape was not possible and for preventing it from being humiliated.
Hours before, prosecutors Diego Luciani y Sergio Mola (who also asked that the former first lady be sentenced to twelve years instead of six) They spoke against house arrest, arguing that this measure is exceptional and that it does not suffer from health problems to grant this benefit.
Kirchner’s defense to request house arrest was based on the age of the former president (72 years) and in which it is the “obligation” of the State “Ensure the security of those who exercised in the past the ownership of the Executive Power”. They also recalled that he suffered an attempt to assist.
In 2022, an oral court condemned Fernández for the crime of fraudulent administration in prejudice of the State in a trial for irregularities in the granting of road works in the southern Argentine province of Santa Cruz between 2003 and 2015. These events occurred During his two government mandates and that of her husband and predecessorthe late Néstor Kirchner (2003-2007). The step June 10,
