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More graft charges levelled against former Argentina president
The problems of former Argentina president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been compounded after she was slammed with more graft charges by a Federal Court.
According to an indictment released by a federal judge, Kirchner was indicted on Monday on charges that her administration accepted bribes from construction companies in exchange for public works contracts.
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In a 500-page ruling on Monday, federal judge Claudio Bonadio also ordered Kirchner’s arrest, saying that she could attempt to “obstruct the judicial process” if free.
Kirchner, now a senator, has parliamentary immunity which prevents detention but not prosecution.
“The judge who called me acknowledged on four occasions that there is no fact or proof that links me to [the investigation],” Kirchner said. “It’s an inquiry on demand”.
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