Court Sentences Vice President To Six Years In Prison (DETAILS)

Court Sentences Vice President To Six Years In Prison (DETAILS)

A federal court in Argentina has found Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner guilty in a high-profile corruption case, sentencing the influential politician to six years in prison and disqualifying her from holding public office.

The decision on Tuesday is expected to be appealed by Fernandez de Kirchner, who has dismissed the allegations against her as a “staged fable” and is unlikely to face prison time anytime soon due to governmental immunity.

The three-judge panel found her guilty of “fraudulent administration” over irregular public works contracts awarded during her presidency between 2007 and 2015, but rejected a charge of running a criminal organization.

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Prosecutors had requested a 12-year prison sentence and a lifetime ban from politics in August.

Fernandez de Kirchner stated earlier this week that a guilty verdict was a foregone conclusion.

“Obviously, there will be a conviction,” the 69-year-old told Brazilian newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo in an interview published on Monday, alleging that constitutional guarantees were violated during the judicial process.

She described herself as a victim of a “parallel state and judicial mafia” after the verdict.

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