Argentine Judge Calls for Arrest of Ex-President Fernandez
- Judge Bonadio calls on Congress to remove Fernandez’s immunity
- Fernandez accused of attempted cover-up in 1994 bombing
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner speaks to supporters after testifying at court in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on April 13, 2016.
Photographer: Diego Levy/Bloomberg
An Argentine judge called on Congress to strip former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of her immunity as a senator so she can be arrested after bringing charges of treason, aggravated concealment and obstruction against her.
Fernandez is accused of trying to cover up Iran’s involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center, known as AMIA, in Buenos Aires in exchange for favorable trade deals. The original case was brought by prosecutor Alberto Nisman who was found dead with a bullet in his head the day before he was scheduled to present his evidence to Congress. Nisman’s case was rejected by another judge before being revived by Claudio Bonadio.