ARThe Argentine Supreme Court upheld the seizure of nearly $685 billion from former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, businessman Lázaro Báez, and other convicted officials in the 'Vialidad' case. The court rejected the defense's objection to the method of updating the initial amount and dismissed Lázaro Báez's claim that the Federal Court of Appeals No. 2 was the competent authority to execute the measure. In December 2022, the same court sentenced Kirchner to six years in prison and indefinite disqualification from holding public office for fraudulent administration linked to 51 road tendering processes in Santa Cruz. Other individuals were either acquitted or received prison terms ranging from three to six years. The original sentence established a joint confiscation of 84.835 billion pesos to compensate for damages caused by overpricing, cartels, abandoned projects, and cost re-evaluations. This amount was to be indexed using technical organizations once the ruling became final. The ruling became final on June 10, 2025, when the Supreme Court rejected appeals from Kirchner and others, while also dismissing the prosecution’s request to include the crime of illegal alliance
Procjena pristranosti (Desno): The article frames the legal proceedings against Cristina Kirchner and her associates in a manner that emphasizes their accountability and the legitimacy of the judicial process. It presents the actions of the Supreme Court as upholding the law and rejecting attempts to challenge the validity of the
