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Argentina’s ‘Notebooks’ Case Heads to Trial With Cristina Kirchner Among 87 Defendants

Weekly virtual hearings now go forward following Supreme Court rejections.

Overview

  • The Oral Federal Court No. 7 will open proceedings Thursday at 9:30 a.m. local time in Buenos Aires.
  • Prosecutors allege a bribery scheme from 2003 to 2015 involving 19 former officials, two drivers, and 65 business executives tied to public works contracts.
  • Hearings will run every Thursday on Zoom from 9:30 to 13:30, with select sessions streamed on the Judiciary’s YouTube channel.
  • The case centers on driver Oscar Centeno’s notebooks and examines alleged cartelization and irregularities in rail and road projects.
  • Cristina Fernández de Kirchner faces trial as the alleged leader of an illicit association and coauthor of passive bribery, alongside figures including Julio De Vido and Juan Manuel Abal Medina.