A Argentina’s Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the country’s plea bargaining law This Tuesday, September 19th, is the second setback in two days for former President Cristina Kirchner.
The court was responding to a lawsuit brought by Julio de Vido, Cristina’s former planning minister, and her husband and predecessor, Néstor Kirchner.
Vido disputed the validity of the plea agreement to protect himself and Cristina, among other things, in the case of “Lesson books” (Cuadernos de las coimas), the largest corruption trial involving the current vice president.
Cristina, De Vido and around 150 others are accused of a money laundering scheme in the Argentine state involving construction companies and involving $100 million in bribes.
The investigation in this case was advanced with the approval of 31 negotiation agreements with businessmen and former highranking officials of the Cristina and Néstor governments.
Since there is no appeal against the Supreme Court’s decision, Cristina and the other defendants must appear before an oral hearing, similar to the second instance. The hearings are scheduled to take place starting next year.
This is another setback for the former president this week that has only just begun.
Yesterday, Monday, September 18th, the Federal Criminal Chamber, the highest instance of the federal criminal justice system, reopened two more corruption cases against Cristina and her son Máximo Kirchner.
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