The trial for the 'Notebooks' case has begun. Former Argentine President Cristina Kirchner, who is under house arrest in her department on San José 111, attempted to follow the hearing virtually without appearing on camera, but was ordered to turn on her camera by the tribunal. The tense moment occurred when Judge Enrique Méndez Signori, one of the members of the Federal Oral Court 7, noticed that not all the defendants were visible on the Zoom call. The prosecution maintains that Néstor and Cristina Kirchner were the heads of the organization that collected bribes from state contractors. In total, there are 87 defendants, including key former officials such as Julio De Vido, José López, and Roberto Baratta. 'Not all defendants are appearing on camera. It is the duty of the court to ensure that this reading is done in their presence, to safeguard the right to a defense,' warned the magistrate. Following the challenge, the former president, who is following the trial via Zoom due to her conviction in the Vialidad case, had to turn on her camera and appear alongside her lawyer, Carlos Beraldi. Notebooks: Trial begins with Cristina Kirchner as the alleged head of a criminal organization and bribery. Accused of being the 'head' of the criminal organization. The first day of the trial, which lasted four hours, began with the reading of the charges. In the same vein, Prosecutor Carlos Stornelli recalled that 'there are accounts that the Kirchners did not get on the helicopter until the bags with dollars arrived.' The trial will continue next Thursday, as only 132 of the 678 pages of the main indictment were read during the first hearing. 'Judicial farce' vs. 'Never seen so much evidence'. Hours before the start, Cristina Kirchner described the process from her X account as an 'outrageous judicial farce' and a 'show' to 'distract attention.' In a diametrically opposite position, the head of the Financial Information Unit (UIF), Paul Starc, stated: 'I have been a prosecutor for over 30 years, I have never seen so many elements of proof.' There, the formal charge against CFK was read: 'It has been proven that she participated in the criminal organization as the head.'
