Argentina’s Supreme Court Upholds 6-Year Prison Sentence for Cristina Fernández

The sentence allows for Fernández’s permanent disqualification from holding public office.

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner speaks during the Congreso Nacional de Educación in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 22, 2025. Emiliano Lasalvia/AFP vía Getty Images

Argentina’s highest court upheld the six-year prison sentence for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, after rejecting the appeal filed by the former president’s defense team.

The Supreme Court of Justice of the Argentine Nation said in its June 10 ruling that the Fourth Chamber of the Federal Court of Cassation “unanimously rejected the appeal filed by the defense of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner,” who was president of Argentina from 2007 to 2015 and vice president from 2019 to 2023.