Buenos Aires.- On the first anniversary of the ratification of the six-year prison sentence and lifetime ban from holding public office against former Argentine President Cristina Fernández (2007-2015), Peronism maintains that its leader, who is under house arrest, is a victim of political persecution.
Fernández, convicted for irregularities in the awarding of public works, “was the victim of a very long persecution that led to an arbitrary conviction, devoid of evidence and for alleged acts that were not even within her jurisdiction, using a legally absurd argument,” wrote Axel Kicillof, governor of the province of Buenos Aires and the main Peronist hopeful to compete against Javier Milei in the 2027 elections, on the social network X.
In a subsequent interview with Radio 10, Kicillof insisted that the ruling is “profoundly unfair” and described the conviction as a “farce” because “the crime did not exist.”
For the Peronist leader, the objective was to «try to intimidate and discipline those who fight against the sectors of power”.
“When there are sectors of the judiciary dedicated to persecuting popular leaders rather than administering justice, the capacity and the discussion regarding the possibility of representing popular sectors are at stake, and, of course, democracy itself is also at stake,” added the governor.
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Demonstrations to demand the freedom of Fernández
On the other hand, a group of Peronist legislators announced the filing of a document before the Argentine Supreme Court of Justice to challenge the conviction and detention conditions of Fernández.
Political and social organizations have called for activities this Wednesday in different parts of Argentina to demand the freedom of the former president.
Although it is expected that his followers will gather this Wednesday in different cities, Peronism has called for a rally on June 17, the date that will mark one year since the implementation of his house arrest, at Parque Lezama, in the historic center of the city of Buenos Aires.
The Argentine Supreme Court upheld the conviction on June 10, 2025, by rejecting the appeals filed by the former president’s defense.
Cristina Fernández was found guilty of fraudulent administration in a trial regarding irregularities in the awarding of road works in the province of Santa Cruz between 2003 and 2015, in the well-known ‘Vialidad case’, during her two presidential terms and that of her husband and predecessor, Néstor Kirchner.
