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Fernando Báez Sosa: Appeals court confirms sentences for killers

24-03-2024 17:39 Buenos Aires Province appeals court confirms sentences for eight rugby-players convicted of murdering 18-year-old Fernando Báez Sosa in Villa Gesell in January 2020.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Judge dismisses ‘Ruta K’ graft case against Fernández de Kirchner

05-06-2023 18:46 Federal Judge Sebastián Casanello, acting upon a request filed by the ‘Ruta K’ case’s lead prosecutor, dismisses charges against Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

POLITICS & JUDICIARY

‘No evidence’ – Fernández de Kirchner attacks grounds for graft conviction

10-03-2023 20:40 Vice-President reignites her ongoing feud with Argentina’s Judiciary on Friday, comparing its members to the mafia and declaring that they seek to “ban” her from holding public office.

‘Vialidad’ graft trial

Court ruling: Fernández de Kirchner favoured Báez in a ‘criminal plan’

09-03-2023 23:42 Judges from Federal Oral Court number 2 release 1,600-page ruling outlining grounds on which it sentenced Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner to six years in prison in the ‘Vialidad’ public works graft case.

AND THAT REMINDS ME…

Candles in the wind

11-02-2023 07:00 Perhaps it is the frequency of savage crimes which creates the need to single one out in order to restore inhumanity to human dimensions.

by Michael Soltys

As I see it

Crime, punishment and the law

11-02-2023 07:00 Few will shed many tears over what awaits the eight hooligans who killed Fernando Báez Sosa, but the trial, conducted as it was before a vociferous audience of millions, leaves a bad taste behind.

by James Neilson

Killing of Fernando Báez Sosa

Báez Sosa’s parents say judges ‘fell short with sentences’

07-02-2023 13:55 Mother and father of murdered 18-year-old say their son can now “rest in peace,” though they express dissatisfaction with decision not to sentence all eight to life imprisonment.

Fernando Báez Sosa trial

Judges: Attack on ‘defenceless’ Báez Sosa was ‘previously agreed’

06-02-2023 22:24 Judges rule that attack on “defenceless” 18-year-old Fernando Báez Sosa was “previously agreed”; Court rejects defence’s request for a conviction on the grounds that it was a "homicide in a quarrel.”

MURDER IN VILLA GESELL

Báez Sosa trial: Who was convicted and what was their sentence?

06-02-2023 17:10 Five of the accused handed life imprisonment as co-perpetrators of the murder, with remaining three found guilty as "secondary participants."

MURDER IN VILLA GESELL

Báez Sosa trial prosecutors happy with ‘justice,’ but will appeal

06-02-2023 15:53 Prosecutors from the trial in Fernando Báez Sosa’s death say "justice was done” after reading of verdict, but indicate they will appeal decision to convict Ayrton Viollaz, Lucas Pertossi and Blas Cinalli only as secondary participants.

Murder in Villa Gesell

Five of eight accused of killing Fernando Báez Sosa handed life sentences

06-02-2023 13:19 Five of the eight young rugby players accused of killing Fernando Báez Sosa outside a Villa Gesell nightclub three years ago sentenced to life in jail; Three others in the dock handed 15 years for playing secondary role in attack.

KILLING OF FERNANDO BÁEZ SOSA

Judges analyse evidence ahead of Báez Sosa murder case ruling

03-02-2023 08:38 Videos that reconstruct the attack, autopsy results, forensic reports and accounts from eyewitnesses – a look at the main pieces of evidence that could convict the accused.

by Leonardo Nieva

Murder in Villa Gesell

'Racism, machismo and classism' evident in Báez Sosa killing, say sociologists

27-01-2023 16:10 High-profile murder trial into the brutal killing of young Fernando Báez Sosa, beaten to death by a group of eight rugby players, shines a light on discrimination in Argentina.

Murder in Villa Gesell

Prosecutor seeks life terms for eight rugby players accused of murder

26-01-2023 02:16 Eight Argentine rugby players accused of beating teenager Fernando Báez Sosa to death in Villa Gesell apologise to parents, but their legal team still seeks acquittal.

'Los Rugbiers'

Rugby players accused of murder suspected of running supportive Instagram account

25-01-2023 15:44 Investigators believe two of the eight former rugby players accused of beating 18-year-old Fernando Báez Sosa to death three years ago may be behind a supportive Instagram account pleading their case.

Murder in Villa Gesell

Three years on, Fernando Báez Sosa’s parents plead for ‘justice’

19-01-2023 20:25 Parents of Fernando Báez Sosa, the 18-year-old who was beaten to death outside the Le Brique nightclub in Villa Gesell, use the anniversary of his murder to reiterate their call for “justice, not revenge,” as trial nears a verdict.

Murder in Villa Gesell

'Los Rugbiers': the group of eight accused of killing Fernando Báez Sosa

18-01-2023 11:43 Eight individuals – all aged between 21 and 23 – are accused of killing teenager Fernando Báez Sosa on January 18, 2020 in Villa Gesell.

EDITORIAL

Knocked for six

10-12-2022 04:58 If Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is the first serving Argentine vice-president to be sentenced for corruption, that is perhaps the less significant precedent set by Tuesday’s historic verdict in the Santa Cruz highway contract corruption trial.

Analysis

A conviction that does not convict

08-12-2022 15:54 The millions who consider Cristina Fernández de Kirchner corrupt do not need a ruling to prove it. And for millions of others, she will never be guilty.

by Gustavo González

VICE-PRESIDENT’S RESPONSE

Cristina says she won't be a candidate in 2023 elections

07-12-2022 08:54 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner rails against “parallel state and judicial mafia” in an hour-long livestream broadcast reacting to corruption conviction, in which the former president declares she will not run in next year’s election campaign.

PROFILE

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: powerful, divisive, and tainted by fraud

07-12-2022 01:06 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has drawn adoration and hatred in equal measure, and even a fraud conviction is unlikely to push her out of the corridors of power anytime soon.

Vice-president responds

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner won’t seek office after guilty verdict

06-12-2022 21:32 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner said she will not run for public office after a court found her guilty of fraud charges, ruling out a new presidential attempt next year.

'Vialidad' graft trial

Argentina's vice-president given six-year jail term in graft case

06-12-2022 18:12 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner found guilty of corruption charges and sentenced to six years in prison in a landmark case that’s likely to intensify political battles.

COURTS: CAUSA VIALIDAD

Court sentences Fernández de Kirchner to six years in prison for corruption

06-12-2022 17:42 Verdict handed down in 'Vialidad' trial probing alleged corruption in public works projects; Vice-president convicted and sentenced to six years in prison and lifetime ban from public office; Court finds CFK guilty of participating in fraudulent scheme that allegedly embezzled US$1 billion.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

‘Causa Vialidad’: Chronology of the trial of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

06-12-2022 12:20 Key moments in one of the most controversial and high-profile cases in Argentina’s recent history.

Cristina & the courts

Nation braces for Fernández de Kirchner graft trial verdict

05-12-2022 23:21 After three-and-a-half years of hearings, the court overseeing the so-called 'Vialidad' public works graft trial is set to announce its verdict; CFK to be found innocent or guilty and potential punishment, but grounds for ruling will only be announced in the first quarter of 2023.

POLITICS – ANALYSIS

Climax

03-12-2022 05:41 The court judging the ‘Vialidad’ case is expected to reach a verdict that will condemn the former president in some sort of way, validating the accusations of corruption against her, Kirchnerite businessman Lázaro Báez and several government officials.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

CABINET FOR CRISTINA

Cabinet ministers accuse opposition of judicial ‘prostitution’

01-12-2022 01:15 Interior Minister Eduardo ‘Wado’ de Pedro accuses opposition Juntos por el Cambio coalition of having corrupt ties with the Judiciary, comparing them to prostitution.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Fernández de Kirchner brands court 'firing squad' as graft trial nears end

29-11-2022 13:50 One hearing remains in ‘Vialidad’ trial, on December 6 – the same day a verdict is expected, though judges technically have up to 10 days to rule.

Cristina & the courts

‘Vialidad’ graft trial against Fernández de Kirchner nears climax

15-11-2022 09:27 Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her co-defendants challenge prosecutors Diego Luciani and Sergio Mola as ‘Vialidad’ corruption trial, probing alleged public works graft in Santa Cruz between 2003 and 2015, creeps towards climax.

Cristina & the courts

Prosecutor calls for CFK Hotesur-Los Sauces acquittal to be overturned

11-11-2022 10:47 Prosecutor Mario Villar requests that last year’s court decision that paved way for acquittal of defendants without bringing the case to trial be overturned.