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Argentina’s ex-President Fernandez not afraid of jail

Argentina's ex-President Fernandez not afraid of jail | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this April 13, 2016 file photo, Argentina's former President Cristina Fernandez shades herself from the rain as she leaves her apartment before heading to court in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fernandez spoke in an interview with several news media outlets published Saturday, July 23, 2016, on her Facebook account, saying: "I'm not afraid of going to jail, at all." She was dogged by corruption allegations during her presidency and is now the subject of probes focusing on alleged money laundering and her government's handling of the dollar futures market. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez says she doesn’t fear the prospect of jail.

Fernandez spoke in an interview with several news media outlets published Saturday on her Facebook account, saying: “I’m not afraid of going to jail, at all.”

She noted that has always adhered to her political principles despite any possible consequences.

Argentina’s president from 2007-2015 spoke with a small group of national and international journalists at her home in the country’s south.

She maintained she had been the target of political persecution since President Mauricio Macri replaced her in December. She was dogged by corruption allegations during her presidency and is now the subject of probes focusing on alleged money laundering and her government’s handling of the dollar futures market.

She has denied any wrongdoing.

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