The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, expressed his “strong rejection” of the assassination attempt suffered by the Vice President of the Nation, Cristina Fernandez de KirchnerThursday night in front of his residence.
“We are completely shocked by the news of the attack against the former president of Argentina, Cristina Fernandez. This act of violence threatens the democracy of the country and endangers the stability of the Government. We stand in solidarity with the Vice Presidency and with the Argentine people”, declared the UN spokesman, Eri Kaneko, citing a statement from the secretary general.
The official’s statements, which were retweeted on Friday by the UN Office in Argentina, also strongly condemn “all kinds of violence” against the country’s political leadership, as well as the civilian population. In addition, they call for attention and invite us to “deeply reflect” on the repercussions of this “very serious act of violence.”
“We observe with great concern the exponential, and harmful, presence of hate messages in the country’s public discourse. It is intolerable that political forces sow discord in this way. We invite the population to make a profound and peaceful reflection in the face of this very serious fact”, the statement concluded.
Amnesty International condemns the violence against CFK
Along the same lines, the executive director of Amnesty International in Argentina (AI), Mariela Belski, also expressed her solidarity with the political leader and highlighted his “deep concern” at the act of violence recorded on Thursday night.
“The attack suffered by the vice president last night reveals an issue that, at Amnesty International, we have been following with great concern for months: the existence of hate speech in the media and the public agenda of politicians,” Belski said. .
In addition, he added that “This type of message, which can be interpreted in different ways, generates an alarming level of violence that, in most cases, triggers reprehensible acts like last night”.
On the night of September 1, a man of Brazilian nationality identified as Fernando Sabag Montiel, 35, fired the trigger twice in front of the face of Vice President Cristina Fernández just as she was returning to her residence, in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Recoleta.
At the time of the attack, the leader of the Frente de Todos was surrounded by dozens of supporters who, for weeks, have participated in a voluntary vigil outside the building where the former president lives.
