Former President Cristina Fernndez smiles at supporters who have rallied outside her residence after a tribunal upheld a six-year sentence term and lifetime ban from holding public office sentence against Fernndez, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)Supporters of former President Cristina Fernndez rally outside her residence after a tribunal upheld a six-year sentence term and lifetime ban from holding public office sentence against Fernndez, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)Former President Cristina Fernndez waves at supporters who have rallied outside her residence after a tribunal upheld a six-year sentence term and lifetime ban from holding public office sentence against Fernndez, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
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Former President Cristina Fernndez smiles at supporters who have rallied outside her residence after a tribunal upheld a six-year sentence term and lifetime ban from holding public office sentence against Fernndez, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
BUENOS AIRES – A tribunal in Argentina on Wednesday upheld a six-year prison sentence and a lifetime ban from holding public office against former President Cristina Fernández, a dominant political leader in recent years in the South American country.
Fernández was convicted and sentenced in 2022 by a three-judge panel for a fraud scheme that embezzled millions of dollars through public works projects during her presidency. She appealed, but the higher tribunal ratified the original ruling.
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Fernández has denied all the accusations.
The Peronist leader can appeal to the Supreme Court, which means that she will remain free pending the outcome.
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