Ex-Argentine president asked to testify in corruption case
A judge in Argentina on Wednesday asked former President Cristina Fernandez to testify in an investigation into alleged corruption involving public works contracts.
Federal Judge Claudio Bonadio also ordered the arrest of at least 10 people, including some former officials who served in Fernandez's 2007-2015 administration. The suspects are accused of receiving bribes from companies.
Fernandez was called to testify on Aug. 13. She is currently a senator, a post that grants her immunity from prosecution.
The case is based on an investigation by La Nacion newspaper. Its report said the driver of one of the accused kept eight notebooks in which he wrote down detailed information on the payment of the bribes from 2005-2015. Fernandez's private address and the presidential residence are allegedly mentioned.
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