Overview
- The Oral Federal Tribunal 7 opened the oral, public debate today via Zoom, with the initial hearings streamed on YouTube and a schedule set for Thursdays through December before adding Tuesdays from March 3, 2026.
- Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, connecting from house arrest at San José 1111, faces accusations of leading an illicit association and passive bribery, alongside former ministers, officials, and business leaders.
- The case consolidates six connected files and charges 19 ex-officials, 65 businesspeople, and two drivers over alleged cash kickbacks tied to public works, energy, and transport contracts.
- Prosecutors anchor the case in chauffeur Óscar Centeno’s notebooks, documentary and financial records, and multiple cooperating defendants, while defenses vow to contest authenticity and the use of ‘arrepentidos.’
- CFK denounced the process as a political ‘show’ in a post before the opening session, as the court prepares for a multi-year trial with hundreds of witnesses and the UIF participating as a civil party.