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Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández insists on the political ties of the attack against her
Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández (2007-2015) insisted this Wednesday on the alleged political links in the attempted murder of her person on September 1, 2022 and the lack of investigation into the possible intellectual authors.
Fernández appeared this Wednesday as a witness at the Federal Criminal Oral Court No. 6 of Argentina, of the Comodoro Py Building in Buenos Aires, in the trial for the attack perpetrated when she was vice president (2019-2023).
The former president mentioned the deputy of the Republican Proposal party (PRO, center-right), founded by former President Mauricio Macri (2015-2019), Gerardo Milman and his connection with the far-right group Federal Revolution, which made several demonstrations of hatred against him.
“Peputy Gerardo Milman presents a project criticizing vice-presidential custody. ‘It’s not something that someone tries to kill her,’ said the document that he later removed, then we find out that this person is heard saying that ‘when they kill her, I’m going to be on the coast,’” Fernández said.
The latter would have been said by Milman during an informal conversation in a cafeteria, which was heard and denounced by an advisor to the Peronist Frente de Todos.
The former president insisted, again, on the lack of investigation regarding alleged “instigators” and “financiers” of the attack on her person, which, according to her, would be protected by the Federal Justice.
“It would be very naive of me (to say) that the people sitting in front of me are the ones who devised this,” Fernández said in a room full of Kirchnerist leaders and militants who went to support him.
The former president referred to the three accused: Fernando Sabag Montiel, who admitted in June to having tried to shoot the former president for “corrupt”; Brenda Uliarte, Montiel’s girlfriend and accused as co-author, and Nicolás Carrizo, accused as a secondary participant in the failed assassination attempt.
Fernández’s testimony was the only one of this day, after almost two months of the start of the trial, on June 26, and after the statements of the three accused of the fact, who were present during the hearing.
“I believe that the Judiciary protected and continues to protect the ideologues and financiers. This is a debt that should be settled with democracy and the people,” he concluded at the closing of his testimony, a few minutes before 11:00 a.m. (14:00 GMT).
The vice president withdrew from the room again with applause and shouts of support, like those she received when she entered, while the trial will resume next Wednesday.
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Armed forces target illegal mines in Northern Ecuador with bombing raids
Ecuador’s Armed Forces carried out an operation on Monday — including airstrikes — against illegal mining in the town of Buenos Aires, in the country’s north, Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo reported.
The mountainous, gold-rich area has been a hotspot for illegal mining since 2017, located in the Andean province of Imbabura.
In 2019, former president Lenín Moreno deployed around 2,400 soldiers to the region in an attempt to curb the illegal activity. “The operation began with mortar fire, followed by gunfire and bombing runs by Supertucano aircraft,” Loffredo said in a video released by the Defense Ministry.
He added that the operation would continue on Tuesday with patrols across the area to locate possible members of “irregular armed groups that may have crossed from the Colombian border.”
The Armed Forces stated on X that the intervention focused on the “complete elimination of multiple illegal mining tunnels” in the areas known as Mina Nueva and Mina Vieja.
The operation coincided with the deployment of a military and police convoy into Imbabura, which has been the epicenter of protests against President Daniel Noboa since September 22, following his decision to scrap the diesel subsidy.
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Caracas shuts embassy in Oslo without explanation following Machado’s Nobel win
Venezuela has announced the closure of its embassy in Norway, just days after opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the Venezuelan diplomatic mission provided no explanation for its decision on Monday.
“It is regrettable,” a ministry spokesperson said. “Despite our differences on several issues, Norway wishes to keep the dialogue with Venezuela open and will continue to work in that direction.” The ministry also emphasized that the Nobel Committee operates entirely independently from the Norwegian government.
In its announcement, the Nobel Committee stated that Machado met the criteria established by Alfred Nobel, “embodying the hope for a different future, where the fundamental rights of Venezuelans are heard.”
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Sheinbaum: Urgent to restore access to towns cut off by heavy rains
Thousands of military personnel and civilians in Mexico worked tirelessly on Tuesday to clear roads blocked by the torrential rains of recent days, which have left more than 300 communities cut off across central and eastern regions of the country. Authorities also launched mass fumigation efforts in several affected areas to prevent the spread of dengue fever.
The official death toll remains at 64, though dozens of people are still missing. President Claudia Sheinbaumacknowledged that the government does not yet know the full situation in many of the isolated villages, which range in population from 500 to 1,000 inhabitants.
“The reopening of roads is one of the greatest urgencies,” Sheinbaum said. “It’s essential to guarantee air bridges, food supplies, clean water, and a proper census of the isolated communities so we can determine the condition of every person living there.”
Private construction companies are also assisting the effort with heavy machinery and technical support to help reopen highways and reconnect rural areas.
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