Former Argentine President Kirchner Charged in Widespread Corruption Probe
- Federal judge accused ex-president of "illicit" associations
- Judge Claudio Bonadio also order "pre-trial detention"
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner arrives at Comodoro Py Courthouse in Buenos Aires on Aug. 13.
Photographer: Amilcar Orfali/Getty Images
An Argentine federal judge formally indicted former president and current Senator Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on corruption charges on Monday as part of a widespread graft probe that has embroiled many officials in her former government.
Judge Claudio Bonadio from Buenos Aires accused Fernandez of "illicit association" and of having received bribes from public works contractors during her tenure in the presidency between 2007 and 2015, according to court documents. The judge also ordered a "pre-trial detention." Kirchner enjoys legislative immunity and would have to be stripped of her legal protections through a vote in Senate. Senators last year denied a similar motion.