The oral trial against Cristina Kirchner and 86 other defendants in the 'Notebooks' case began today. 'This oral and public trial is hereby declared,' announced President of the Tribunal Enrique Méndez Signori after verifying the presence on Zoom of all 87 accused, their lawyers, Prosecutor Fabiana León, and the plaintiff from the Financial Information Unit. Thus began the full reading of the prosecutor's request to elevate the case to trial, which was instructed by prosecutor Carlos Stornelli. Judges Méndez Signori, Fernando Canero, and Germán Castelli connected from a courtroom at Talcahuano 550, where the Tribunal is headquartered and where minutes earlier they had allowed access for photojournalists to take pictures. 'Notebooks' case: how to watch live on YouTube the trial against Cristina Kirchner and 86 accused With all parties already on Zoom, the reading began, interrupted a few minutes later by Judge Méndez Signori: not all the accused were showing up on camera. 'The Tribunal must ensure the presence of all, I ask the people who are not on camera to appear and take the necessary measures so that I can see them,' the judge stated. The court secretary, María Cecilia Chichizola, began reading the request that narrates how the case began and the detail of the accusations against the former president as an author in relation to at least 40 alleged instances of bribe payments by businessmen to the then officials of her government, such as Roberto Baratta. The hearing began shortly before 10:30, almost an hour later than scheduled. News in development... The oral trial against Cristina Kirchner for the 'Notebooks' case began today with the reading of the prosecutor's accusation for the crimes of criminal association and bribery before the Oral Federal Court 7 remotely and with the former president connected via Zoom. 'I warn that not all the accused are appearing on camera.'
