Argentina believes that there are foreign “interests” in the case against the vice president

The Argentine foreign minister, Santiago Cafiero, suggested this Friday that the “judicial persecution” of the country’s vice president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, is driven by “ideological interests that are born outside of Argentina”, after a prosecutor requested a sentence of twelve years in prison against the former president (2007-2015) for alleged crimes of corruption.

The foreign minister of the South American country criticized in this way the statements of the Republican senator of the United States Ted Cruz, who asked the president of his country, the Democrat Joe Biden, on Thursday to impose sanctions against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner “for being corrupt”.

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Subsequently, the Brazilian deputy Eduardo Bolsonaro, son of the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, confirmed on his Twitter profile his “support” for the request for sanctions against the Argentine vice president.

“One more ignorant than the other. But there is something that they highlight: the judicial persecution of Cristina Fernández is driven by ideological interests that are born outside of Argentina,” Cafiero said this Friday on that same social network, accompanying his message with paths captures of the sayings of Cruz and Bolsonaro Jr. on this issue.

“Let’s take care of our democracy. All of us with Cristina,” added the Argentine Foreign Minister.

Last Monday, federal prosecutor Diego Luciani asked a court that, in addition to sentencing the Argentine vice president to twelve years in prison, disqualify her in perpetuity from holding public office, within the framework of a trial for alleged irregularities in the award of public works when she was president.

The prosecutor considers that it is proven that Cristina Fernández was the “boss” of an illicit association that caused a millionaire economic damage to the State.

The vice president said that there is no evidence to support such accusations during a public appearance on Tuesday, after the court that judges her denied the possibility of expanding her preliminary statement.

The presidents of Colombia, Mexico, Bolivia and Argentina released a joint statement on Wednesday in support of Cristina Fernández, a victim of what they understand constitutes “unjustifiable judicial persecution.”

With information from EFE

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