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Court Poised to Deliver Verdict in Cristina Kirchner Assassination Attempt Trial

Prosecutors seek 15 years for Fernando Sabag Montiel and more than 14 for Brenda Uliarte as judges weigh a triply aggravated homicide case framed as gender‑based political violence.

Overview

  • Tribunal Oral Federal No. 6 convened at 9 a.m. in Comodoro Py to announce its decision after a 15‑month oral trial with 157 witnesses.
  • In his final statement before the ruling, Fernando Sabag Montiel claimed the case was fabricated and a weapon was planted, despite having previously admitted he intended to kill the then vice president.
  • The prosecution requested 15 years for Sabag Montiel—seeking a unified total of 19 years with a prior sentence—and 14 years and two months for Brenda Uliarte.
  • Accusations against Nicolás Carrizo were withdrawn by the prosecution and the querella, leaving him headed toward acquittal with no charges to decide.
  • Prosecutors characterized the act as attempted homicide triply aggravated by alevosía, firearm use, and gender‑based political violence, citing a reconstruction that the pair infiltrated the crowd and Sabag pulled the trigger at close range while some phone data had been lost.