Argentina - August 2022

A federal prosecutor requested that Vice President Cristina Fernández be sentenced to 12 years imprisonment and be banned from public office for corruption in the ‘Vialidad’ case, in which she is accused of rigging public works contracts during her two-term presidency between 2007 and 2015. Thousands of supporters rallied near her home to oppose the corruption charges in a demonstration that turned into a violent situation. In the streets of Buenos Aires, thousands of people came out to defend VP Fernández against the corruption allegations. Reports indicate that protestors were violently contained by the police, who appear to have used tear gas and arrested some of those protesting.

Sources: Al Jazeera, Cable News Network (1), Cable News Network (2)