Overview
- Tribunal Oral Federal 7 held a second hearing virtually on November 13 as the long-running corruption case moved forward.
- Cristina Fernández de Kirchner accused investigators of extorting cooperating defendants and described conditions she called “white torture,” citing lawyer Roberto Herrera’s account of isolation under constant light and surveillance.
- She singled out prosecutor Carlos Stornelli, recalling that he was previously processed in an extortion and illegal espionage case before being cleared by the Supreme Court.
- The court formally incorporated the full files and confessions of 25 cooperating defendants, including Oscar Centeno and several businessmen and former officials.
- The Federal Court of Cassation has summoned the TOF 7 judges for November 18 to address the trial’s timing and the use of virtual hearings.