Court convicts shooter and accomplice in 2022 attack.

On Wednesday, Fernando Sabag Montiel and Brenda Uliarte were sentenced to 10 and 8 years in prison, respectively, for attempting to assassinate former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on Sept. 1, 2022.

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Sabag Montiel, 37, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found “criminally responsible for the aggravated attempted homicide involving the use of a firearm, in ideal concurrence with the crime of carrying a weapon of war without proper legal authorization,” said Judge Sabrina Namer, president of Federal Criminal Oral Court No. 6, which also included judges Adrian Grünberg and Ignacio Fornari.

Brenda Uliarte, accused of aiding her then-boyfriend, was sentenced to eight years in prison as a “necessary participant criminally responsible for the aggravated attempted homicide involving the use of a firearm.”

A third defendant, Nicolas Carrizo — initially suspected of leading the group and released from pretrial detention in August 2024 for lack of evidence — was acquitted.

The text reads, “This was the moment Fernando Sabag Montiel was sentenced to 10 years in prison.”

The Facts

The attempted assassination occurred outside Fernandez’s home in Buenos Aires while supporters gathered to show solidarity during her trial over alleged irregularities in the awarding of public works contracts during her presidency.

During the demonstration, Sabag Montiel and Uliarte “infiltrated the crowd with the intention of killing the then–vice president,” Prosecutor General Gabriela Baigun said in her closing arguments.

Sabag Montiel pulled the trigger of a loaded and functional firearm just inches from Fernandez’s face, but the shot did not fire due to a mechanical failure.

“The act was not completed for reasons beyond his control, since, although he pulled the trigger, the bullet did not discharge, and when he attempted to reload, he was intercepted by the crowd,” Baigun emphasized, adding that various pieces of evidence proved that Uliarte’s collaboration was essential for the attempted attack to take place.

Sabag Montiel, who had refused to testify during the investigation phase, broke his silence on the first day of the trial. “I wanted to kill her, and Brenda wanted her dead,” he confessed before Judges Sabrina Namer, Adrian Grünberg and Ignacio Fornari.

He is currently serving a sentence of four years and three months in prison in a separate case for possession and distribution of child sexual exploitation material involving minors under 13, as well as for unlawful possession of a lost identity document found in his home.

Intellectual Responsibility

In a separate case, Argentine authorities are investigating whether intellectual authors were behind the attempted assassination of former President Cristina Fernandez.

On Oct. 2, the judiciary dismissed accusations against Gerardo Milman, a lawmaker from the Republican Proposal (PRO) party, who had been under investigation for his alleged connection to the attack.

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Source: EFE

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