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Alberto Fernández. (Markus Schreiber / AP)

Argentinas president bröt mot lockdown – tvingas böta

Argentinas president Alberto Fernández tvingas betala tre miljoner pesos – motsvarande nästan 250 000 kronor – för att ha brutit mot coronarestriktionerna genom att anordna en födelsedagsmiddag för sin partner, skriver AP.

Pengarna ska doneras till vaccinforskning i utbyte mot att brottsanklagelserna mot presidenten läggs ned. Detta efter ett beslut av en federal domare.

När födelsedagsmiddagen hölls rådde en strikt lockdown i Argentina, och alla typer av sammankomster var förbjudna. Enligt Fernández, som själv är professor i straffrätt, handlade det inte om en ”illvillig handling” utan om ”oaktsamhet och vårdslöshet”.

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Alberto Fernández
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Alberto Ángel Fernández (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈβeɾto ferˈnandes]; born 2 April 1959) is an Argentine politician, lawyer and professor, serving as president of Argentina since 2019. Born in Buenos Aires, Fernández attended the University of Buenos Aires, where he earned his law degree at the age of 24, and later became a professor of criminal law. He entered public service as an adviser to Deliberative Council of Buenos Aires and the Argentine Chamber of Deputies. In 2003, he was appointed Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers, serving during the entirety of the presidency of Néstor Kirchner, and the early months of the presidency of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. A member of the center-left Peronist Justicialist Party, Fernández was the party's candidate for 2019 presidential election and defeated incumbent president Mauricio Macri, with 48% of the votes. His presidency has been dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic in Argentina, during which he imposed strict lockdown measures to suppress the spread of the disease.In foreign policy, during early months of his presidency, Argentina's relations with Brazil suffered due to conflict with Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro. Following the 2019 Bolivian general election, Fernández questioned the conclusion of the Organization of American States that the reelection of Evo Morales was illegitimate due to electoral fraud.

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