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Argentine Court Tightens Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s House-Arrest Visits After Group Meeting

The tribunal acted after ruling that a nine-person visit publicized on her X account breached her house-arrest terms.

Overview

  • The new regime caps visits at three people at a time, limits each visit to two hours, and allows up to two visits per week.
  • The court found the simultaneous meeting with nine economists was not expressly authorized as a group, despite individual names being on a prior list.
  • The judges revoked a November 14 authorization and ordered the Penal Execution Control Directorate to log and supervise every entry to the residence.
  • The ruling warns that any further noncompliance could prompt review and potential revocation of domicile detention under article 34 of law 24.660.
  • The decision follows a separate order to seize assets estimated near $500 million tied to her corruption case, as she serves a six-year sentence at home; Fernández disputed the breach on X, asserting the visitors were authorized.