VP Boudou appears in federal court as part of corruption scandal

Описание: (9 Jun 2014) Argentine vice president Amado Boudou appeared on Monday in a closed-door court session to provide testimony in a criminal corruption probe.
Boudou is accused of using shell companies and secret middlemen to gain control of the company that was given contracts to print the nation's currency and campaign material for the ticket he shared with President Cristina Fernandez.
Boudou waved his fingers in a "V'' for victory sign and blew a kiss to a flag-waving crowd of government supporters from the courthouse steps as he arrived.
The vice president has always denied involvement despite ample evidence linking him to other defendants that was made public through investigative reports by Argentina's newspapers.
The government has also tried to use its influence in the judiciary to derail the case.
The original prosecutor and judge were removed from the case, and an attorney general who approved a search warrant for the vice president's apartment was forced to resign.
Now Boudou's day in court has finally come.
Federal judge Ariel Lijo has ordered the vice president to answer questions in a closed-door court session.
It is the first time since Argentina restored its democracy in 1983 that a sitting vice president has been ordered to answer criminal allegations.


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