News of courts

On planet K, the rule of law is undemocratic

13-05-2023 08:41 The attempt to impeach the four members of the Supreme Court is going nowhere, and the government’s predictably furious reaction is unlikely to enhance its image either here or in the rest of the world.

by James Neilson

Brazil court suspends Telegram app in neo-Nazi probe

27-04-2023 13:47 Brazilian court orders nationwide suspension of messaging app Telegram after parent company failed to provide data on neo-Nazis operating on network.

Jair Bolsonaro ordered to face questioning over Brazil riots

17-04-2023 09:02 Brazilian Supreme Court judge has ordered former president Jair Bolsonaro to face questioning over riots in the seat of power by his supporters on January 8.

Peru jails ex-intelligence chief over 1988 journalist murder

13-04-2023 13:59 Court in Peru sentences country's former military intelligence chief to 12 years in prison over his role in the 1988 murder of journalist Hugo Bustios Saavedra.

Inter-American court to hear first abortion rights case

22-03-2023 11:26 Woman, identified as "Beatríz", squaring off against El Salvador for case on the legality of denying access to abortion services

Moreno Ocampo: Oscar hopeful 'Argentina, 1985' offers lessons on democracy

09-03-2023 09:03 Luis Moreno Ocampo was just 32 years old and had no trial experience when he was summoned to prosecute the leaders of the military junta as the brutal 1976-1985 dictatorship came to an end – a story retold in Oscar-nominated film 'Argentina, 1985.'

Defendants stand trial in New York in 'FIFAgate' corruption case

16-01-2023 16:18 Argentine-American Hernán López and Mexican-American Carlos Martínez, ex-employees of US giant 21st Century Fox, stand trial on corruption, bank fraud and money-laundering charges in US court.

Terror trial over 2017 New York truck attack begins

09-01-2023 22:01 Uzbek attacker Sayfullo Saipov stands trial on terrorism and murder charges for killing of eight people in 2017 truck rampage. Five of those killed were friends from Rosario celebrating 30 years since their high school graduation. At least 12 other people were wounded.

There are no coincidences in the Hidden Lake

10-12-2022 06:41 There is nothing inherently criminal in having these magistrates and officials accept an invitation to a public retreat from an interest group that happens to be the country’s largest media conglomerate. The issue here is ethical.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

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.

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.

‘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.

Chubut judge who allegedly kissed inmate faces impeachment trial

28-11-2022 15:26 Chubut magistrate Mariel Alejandra Suárez was denounced before judicial authorities last January after a video was made public showing her allegedly kissing an inmate at a prison at Trelew. She denies the allegations against her, but Magistrates Council rules she should face impeachment trial for “poor performance” of duties.

by Nadia Galán

Hanging in the balance (of powers)

26-11-2022 01:52 Argentina has very concrete problems resulting from the seemingly abstract factor of legal security.

Fernández de Kirchner makes her defence in public works graft trial

23-09-2022 14:29 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner accuses prosecutors of delivering "lies, slander and defamation" as she takes up her own defence in court during 'Vialidad' public works corruption trial.

No appeal from CFK attack 'co-authors' Sabag Montiel and Uliarte

22-09-2022 01:50 Fernando Andrés Sabag Montiel and Brenda Uliarte refrain from appealing their indictments for attempted homicide, with Nicolás Carrizo, the alleged leader of the candy floss gang, and Agustina Díaz set to testify.

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's attacker – not such a lone wolf?

12-09-2022 15:32 Fernando André Sabag Montiel, the man who pulled the trigger against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner but failed to kill her, is still an unknown quantity in Argentina – but it's increasingly looking like he did not act alone.

Something is knocking on the door

10-09-2022 02:00 As was to be expected, the government wasted no time in trying to take advantage of what had happened last week outside Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's apartment building in Recoleta.

by James Neilson

One week on from attack on CFK: Two arrests, one weapon, plenty of unknowns

09-09-2022 09:52 After a week of investigation and an ever-bulging casefile, investigators are still attempting to reconstruct the details of the failed shooting attack on Vice-President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner that miraculously failed.

After attack on CFK, Alberto Fernández accepts tighter security

08-09-2022 23:27 The president resumed his agenda with a ceremony in San Martín this week, with some 20 percent of the presidential military staff now assigned to bodyguard duties. Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is also more tightly guarded.

by Rosario Ayerdi