LatinNews Daily - 07 August 2020 |
ARGENTINA: Cristina Fernández attacks judges amid judicial reform debate |
On 6 August, Argentina’s Vice President Cristina Fernández railed against two federal judges after they issued an order she perceived as being favourable to former president, Mauricio Macri (2015-2019). Analysis: Cristina Fernández’s attack on judges Martín Irurzun and Leopoldo Bruglia, whom she accuses of being politically biased and incompetent, comes as the national congress is debating a divisive judicial reform tabled by President Alberto Fernández last week, which is vehemently opposed by the political opposition. The Fernández duo argue that judicial reform is needed to correct the political bias in the country’s justice system, while the opposition fears that the Fernández government would use the reform to shield Cristina and her allies from prosecution in the multiple corruption investigations they face - Cristina dismisses the corruption cases relating to her time as president (2007-2015), many of which have reached the courts, as political persecution against her and the Partido Justicialista (PJ, Peronists) by the Macri administration.
Looking Ahead: Political tensions are already running high in Argentina, and political divisions are set to increase further as the reform continues to be debated in congress. |