Federal prosecutor moves against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner after testimony by former associate of businessman with alleged links to ex-presidentFormer Argentinian president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is the subject of a court investigation into large-scale international money laundering.
Fernández has not been formally charged with any wrongdoing,but federal prosecutor Guillermo Marijuán on Saturday “imputed” her. In Argentina’s legal system, that means the prosecutor feels there is enough evidence to warrant a full-scale investigation that could result in charges.
The prosecutor moved against the still-well-liked former president after hearing 12 hours of testimony by Leonardo Fariña, and an imprisoned former associate of businessman and alleged Fernández frontman Lázaro Báez.
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Source: theguardian.com