Tag: Lawfare

Maximo Kirchner Accuses Milei of Political Persecution After Fernandez Conviction
‘What is at stake is the future of our country and the people who live in it,’ he said. On Wednesday night, Argentine lawmaker Maximo Kirchner accused President Javier Milei’s administration of trying to destroy its political opponents. RELATED: President Sheinbaum Expresses Solidarity With Cristina Fernandez His remarks came after his mother, former President Cristina […]
June 12, 2025

President Sheinbaum Expresses Solidarity With Cristina Fernandez
‘It is a political matter, and she has our full support,’ the Mexican leader said. On Wednesday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed her solidarity with former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez (2007–2015) after Argentina’s Supreme Court upheld a six-year prison sentence and disqualified her from holding public office. RELATED: Cristina Fernandez’s Prison Sentence Is a Political […]
June 11, 2025

Cristina Fernandez’s Prison Sentence Is a Political Maneuver: Lula Institute
Her conviction threatens the balance of powers and democracy itself in Argentina. On Thursday, the Lula Institute issued a statement condemning the six-year prison sentence handed down to former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez-Kirchner, calling the court ruling a political maneuver aimed at harming progressive forces in Argentina and across Latin America. RELATED: Lawfare Against Cristina […]
June 11, 2025

Lawfare Against Cristina Fernandez Sparks International Reactions
The former Argentine president was sentenced to six years in prison and a lifetime ban from holding public office. On Tuesday, the Argentine Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that sentenced former President Cristina Fernandez to six years in prison and imposed a lifetime ban from holding public office over alleged irregularities in awarding […]
June 11, 2025

Argentines Protest Against Court Ruling Targeting Cristina Fernandez
Thousands of citizens spent the night in the streets surrounding her home to show their support. On Tuesday night, thousands of Argentines took to the streets to protest what they described as the political persecution of former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (2007–2015). RELATED: Venezuela Condemns Political and Judicial Coup Against Cristina Fernández de Kirchner […]
June 11, 2025

Argentine Supreme Court to Rule on Cristina Fernandez’s Appeal
The former Argentine president could be sentenced to six years in prison and permanently banned from holding public office. On Tuesday, Argentina’s Supreme Court Chief Justice Horacio Rosatti called the justices to convene at 4 p.m. local time to decide on the case against former President Cristina Fernandez (2007-2015). RELATED: Cristina Fernandez Criticizes The Milei’s […]
June 10, 2025

Colombia Accuses Guatemalan Prosecutor’s Office of Colluding With Crime
In 2024, the UN reminded Guatemalan authorities that foreign officials who served with CICIG remain protected by immunity. On Tuesday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro claimed that Guatemala’s prosecutor’s office “serves crime” after that country’s judiciary issued arrest warrants for Colombian Attorney General Luz Adriana Camargo and Ivan Velasquez, former defense minister and designated ambassador to […]
June 3, 2025

Peruvian Supreme Court Begins Trial Against Former President Pedro Castillo
‘I refuse to participate in this political trial disguised as a legal trial,’ said Castillo, who faces up to 34 years in prison. On Tuesday, Jose Neyra, the president of the Supreme Court’s Special Criminal Chamber, opened the trial against former Peruvian president Pedro Castillo for the attempted coup that took place on Dec. 7, […]
March 4, 2025

Former Ecuadorian President is in Danger, International Committee Warns
Currently, Jorge Glas remains incarcerated in a maximum-security facility in Guayaquil. On Thursday, the International Committee for the Freedom of Jorge Glas demanded that the government of President Daniel Noboa ensure the physical safety of the former Ecuadorian vice president, who is currently imprisoned. RELATED: Rafael Correa Denounces the Prohibition of Entry of him and […]
January 3, 2025

Venezuela Rejects Lawfare Action Against Nicaraguan Government
The Venezuelan Foreign Ministry denounced the use of the principle of universal jurisdiction for political purposes. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela issued a statement on Monday rejecting the aggression of Argentine federal judge Ariel Lijo against President Daniel Ortega and high-ranking officials of the Nicaraguan government. RELATED: Argentine FM […]