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Shared Dreams: Schoklender claims Cristina Kirchner delegated housing program to Emilio Pérsico in 2011
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Shared Dreams: Schoklender claims Cristina Kirchner delegated housing program to Emilio Pérsico in 2011

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources In the courts
  • Sergio Schoklender testified that Cristina Kirchner delegated housing program oversight to Emilio Pérsico in 2011.
  • Schoklender claims Pérsico and the Movimiento Evita took over the "Sueños Compartidos" program after he was removed.
  • The testimony is part of a trial involving alleged state fraud related to the housing program during the Kirchner era.

Sergio Schoklender, former representative of the Madres de Plaza de Mayo Foundation, testified that former President Cristina Kirchner transferred control of the "Sueños Compartidos" housing program to Emilio Pérsico and the Movimiento Evita in 2011. Schoklender stated that Pérsico and his organization took over the program's administration after he was sidelined.

Schoklender's assertion came during his third testimony in the trial, where he is accused of defrauding the state. He claimed that Pérsico was seen at the foundation with a large sum of money because Kirchner decided to hand over all the works and administration to him and his movement. This alleged transfer occurred months after Schoklender and his brother Pablo were stripped of their powers by Hebe de Bonafini, the foundation's late president, following accusations of mismanagement.

And do you know why he appeared at the Foundation with a lot of money? Because Cristinita, when all the Foundation's works were paralyzed, decided that all the works and all the administration should be passed to Emilio Pérsico, to the Movimiento Evita.

— Sergio SchoklenderSchoklender explained his understanding of how Emilio Pérsico and the Movimiento Evita allegedly took over the housing program's administration.

During questioning by prosecutor Diego Velazco, Schoklender elaborated on the program's financial demands, suggesting they were influenced by political support requests. He stated that funds were allocated not only for operational costs but also to support political campaigns, citing requests made to figures like Oscar Parrilli and Cristina Kirchner.

The "Sueños Compartidos" program, designed for social housing, is at the center of a trial investigating alleged diversions of funds. Schoklender and Bonafini were among the accused. The prosecution alleges that the Schoklender brothers misappropriated 23% of the program's budget through associated companies like Meldorek SA.

It was the demand for political support that Hebe raised at the instance of [Oscar] Parrilli, Cristina [Kirchner], [Amado] Boudou, of that whole mob.

— Sergio SchoklenderSchoklender described the alleged political pressures influencing the allocation of funds for the housing program.
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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.

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