Ex-Argentina Presido Don Enter Court For Fresh Corruption Case

Former Argentina presido Cristina Kirchner wey dey serve six-year fraud sentence for house arrest don enter new wahala as she begin another trial on Thursday over allegation say she chop millions of dollars bribe. Di 72-year-old centre-left leader, wey rule Argentina from 2007 to 2015, don be one of di most powerful and controversial figures for Argentine politics. Dis new trial dey happen as her Peronist movement still dey recover from di heavy defeat dem collect from right-wing President Javier Milei party for last month midterm election. Milei don call di result proof say im free-market policy dey work, even as di Peronists, wey dey believe for government hand inside economy, still dey vex.

Di “notebooks scandal” na di center of di case, where one government driver claim say e write down records of cash bribes wey businessmen give government officials between 2003 and 2015. Kirchner, wey first be first lady when her late husband Nestor Kirchner be president, later become president herself and even serve as vice president till 2023. She dey accused say she lead di criminal gang wey dey collect bribe for government contracts. About 87 people, including one former minister, dey involved for di case. Kirchner, wey dey under house arrest with ankle monitor since June, talk say all di charges na political witch-hunt. She fit face six to ten years jail if dem find her guilty, even as her lawyers dey claim say di chauffeur notebook don change over 1,500 times.