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Cristina Kirchner's supporters project presidential palace image onto her home

Cristina Kirchner's supporters project presidential palace image onto her home

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Supporters of former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner projected an image of the presidential palace onto her home on the first anniversary of her house arrest.
  • The projection and balloon release were organized by Hurlingham Mayor Damián Selci to show support and demand her innocence in a corruption case.
  • Kirchner is serving a six-year sentence for defrauding the state in a public works case, with a recent court ruling allowing the execution of her assets.

Supporters of former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner marked the first anniversary of her house arrest with a symbolic projection of the Casa Rosada presidential palace onto the building where she resides. The provocative display, organized by Hurlingham Mayor Damián Selci, featured a balloon release with the slogan "Cristina inocente" (Cristina innocent) and banners demanding her freedom.

Selci celebrated the event on social media, calling it "An immense demonstration of love and loyalty." The initiative aimed to show solidarity with the former president as she serves a six-year prison sentence for defrauding the state in the Vialidad case, which involved public works contracts in Santa Cruz province awarded to Lázaro Báez.

Recently, the Federal Chamber of Cassation definitively confirmed the execution of assets belonging to Kirchner and her children, Máximo and Florencia. This decision followed the rejection of their extraordinary appeal to the Supreme Court of Justice. The ruling allows for the immediate seizure of assets, estimated to be worth around 685 billion pesos, with Kirchner and her children being jointly liable. While Lázaro Báez's assets have already been auctioned, Kirchner and her children possess significant wealth, making them the primary targets for asset recovery.

From Hurlingham to San José. From San José to the Rosada. An immense demonstration of love and loyalty.

— Damián SelciThe mayor of Hurlingham celebrated the projection event on his X account.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.