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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Argentina's leader goes to court to back vice president

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Argentine President Alberto Fernandez made an unusual court appearance on Tuesday to defend his vice president — and former chief — calling allegations of corruption during her term as head of state “a sort of fantasy.”

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is accused of arbitrarily funneling money for a provincial highway project to a company linked to a family friend during her presidential term from 2007 to 2015.

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