Former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner charged

Former Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was indicted by a judge on Tuesday over corruption allegations tied to public works projects during her administration, The Wall Street Journal reported. 

Judge Juli?n Ercolini’s resolution, published by Argentina’s judiciary, approved trying Kirchner for the alleged illicit association and administrative fraud in a case connected to infrastructure projects awarded to the company Austral Construcciones, owned by a close associate.

The resolution also ordered the embargo of about $640 million in Kirchner’s assets.

The judge also indicted former planning minister Julio de Vido, former public works secretary Jose Lopez and Lazaro B?ez, a construction businessman who owns Austral.

Source: MENA