An Argentine court has ordered nearly $500 million in assets seized from ex-president Cristina Kirchner and others convicted with her of corruption in awarding public works contracts.
In a ruling seen by AFP on Wednesday, a federal court ordered the seizure of more than 100 separate assets, including properties, owned by 72-year-old Kirchner, two of her children, and others.
Kirchner, a dominant and polarizing figure in Argentine politics for over two decades, was first lady from 2003-2007, when her late husband Nestor Kirchner was president.
She succeeded him for two terms until 2015 and later served as vice president to Alberto Fernandez from 2019 until 2023, when Javier Milei took office.
In June, Argentina’s the Supreme Court upheld her corruption conviction over the awarding of public works contracts in the southern Patagonia region when she was president.