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Cristina Kirchner trial: Court mandates in-person hearings for Hotesur case
The Federal Oral Court 5 (TOF 5) has established the procedural guidelines for the upcoming trial involving former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and her son, Deputy Máximo Kirchner. The trial, which unifies the Hotesur and Los Sauces cases, will focus on allegations of money laundering, illicit association, and the receipt of bribes.
Judges José Michilini, Fernando Machado Pelloni, and Adriana Palliotti ruled that all hearings will be strictly in-person and held three times per week at the Comodoro Py courts. To expedite the process, the court may authorize sessions on weekends and during the summer judicial recess. The prosecution is investigating a suspected $120 million money laundering scheme involving fictitious hotel rentals and property management between 2008 and 2015.
Key evidence includes a request to incorporate a report documenting over 370 phone calls between the former president and businessman Lázaro Báez. The court has also requested a reduction in the number of witnesses, with approximately 300 expected to testify. The parties have fifteen days to submit a finalized list of essential witnesses.
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Comodoro Py · Cristina Fernández de Kirchner · Cristóbal López · Lázaro Báez · Máximo Kirchner · Tribunal Oral Federal 5
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] The prosecution has requested the inclusion of a report detailing over 370 phone calls between Cristina Kirchner and Lázaro Báez. ciudadano.news
- [● 2 SOURCES] Approximately 300 witnesses are expected to testify during the proceedings. newsonline.com.ar · spnoticias.com.ar
- [● 3 SOURCES] The court may authorize hearings on weekends and during the summer judicial recess to expedite the trial. newsonline.com.ar · spnoticias.com.ar · elintransigente.com
- [● 4 SOURCES] The trial for the Hotesur-Los Sauces cases will be conducted through strictly in-person hearings. ciudadano.news · newsonline.com.ar · spnoticias.com.ar · elintransigente.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The investigation involves alleged money laundering of approximately $120 million between 2008 and 2015. spnoticias.com.ar
- [● 4 SOURCES] Hearings will be held three times per week. ciudadano.news · newsonline.com.ar · spnoticias.com.ar · elintransigente.com