After the prosecutor Diego Luciani asked last Monday a sentence of 12 years in prison for the former president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchnerthe head of the Peruvian State, peter castlepublicly expressed his support for the Peronist leader.
“My solidarity with the vice president of the sister Republic of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez. Any judicial investigation must be conducted with full respect for democracy, the rule of law and due process.” wrote the highest representative of Peru on his Twitter account.
Tweet from Pedro Castillo. Photo: Twitter capture
In this way, Castillo Terrones signed the declaration of support that Argentine President Alberto Fernandezalong with other rulers such as Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (Mexico), Gustavo Petro (Colombian) and louis arce (Bolivia) aired on the afternoon of this Wednesday, August 24.
In said pronouncement, the signatories describe as “unjustifiable judicial persecution” the process that Fernández de Kirchner has been going through and They point out that these accusations are intended to “eliminate political opponents,” since the Prosecutor’s Office also requested perpetual disqualification from holding public office.
What is Cristina Fernández accused of?
The first woman elected president of Argentina She has been on trial since May 2019 for the alleged crime of illicit association and fraudulent administration of public funds.
Cristina Fernández, who governed between 2007 and 2015, is accused of committing irregularities in the concession of 51 public works to companies owned by businessman Lázaro Báez in the province of Santa Cruz.
last tuesday, the vice president of Argentina gave a speech in which she defended herself against the accusations. He asserted that this was not a trial against him, but “to Peronism, to the national and popular governments.” “The sentence was already written,” he warned.
