The ruling deputy Rodolfo Tailhade expressed his disgust at the interview that the president Alberto Fernandez granted to canal TN this Wednesday, in the midst of the repercussions for the request for 12 years in prison for Cristina Kirchner. “It bothers me that he goes today [por ayer]”, affirmed the Kirchnerist legislator to TV Chronicle.
Tailhade, a member of the hard core of the Frente de Todos, questioned, in the preview, the moment chosen by the President to give an interview to the Grupo Clarín channel. “The opportunity annoys me. It doesn’t bother me that it goes generic (sic); it bothers me that he goes today [por ayer]”, Tailhade clarified.
And he expanded: “48 hours ago a prosecutor asked for 12 years in prison in a case in which that channel, to which he is going to go, has a lot to do. [También] those people who work there, the owners of the channel, and the newspapers that are replicas of what they do on the channel”.
Fernandez made an appearance on the show the two voices, conducted by Marcelo Bonelli and Edgardo Alfano. There he did statements regarding the legal status of Cristina Kirchner, and also referred to the current situation in Argentina following changes in the Ministry of Economy.
Previously, Tailhade questioned the editorial line of the media and rejected that the head of state attend the studios. “That channel permanently insults the vice president and her family, and persecutes her,” she added.
After the request of 12 years in prison that the prosecutor Diego Luciani formulated once morest Cristina Kirchner in the Vialidad case, Fernández came out on Monday to publicly defend the vice president through her social networks. There was also a formal statement from the Presidency of the Nation that spoke of “persecution” and criticized the judicial process.
“It does not seem to me that at this moment”, maintained the Kirchnerist legislator, who raised objections to the decision of the head of state. “These people have no words. they will cheat him”, he added.
Seconds following the request for conviction once morest Cristina Kirchner was known, Alberto Fernandez expressed his support for his running mate. “Today is a very unpleasant day”assured with a publication on the networks, where he published a statement with words of encouragement to the vice president.
“Today is a very unpleasant day for someone who, like me, has been raised in the family of a judge, has been educated in the world of law and has taught Criminal Law for more than three decades,” Fernández wrote, adding: “ I once once more convey my deepest affection and solidarity to the Vice President.”
Fernández attached to his message a statement on behalf of the national government, where it was noted “the judicial and media persecution once morest the vice president.”
And he underlined: “The government reiterates its adherence to the constitutional principle of innocence and to the full validity of the democratic functioning of justice, the right to defense and equality before the law and will continue to fight for a judicial reform that guarantees these values for everyone”.
