Argentina: Former leader Cristina Fernandez has assets frozen
Argentina: Former leader Cristina Fernandez has assets frozen
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A judge in Buenos Aires has frozen the assets of former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
Ms Fernandez has been accused of making fraudulent foreign currency transactions last year in the final months of her government.
She has denied the allegations and accused the centre-right government of Mauricio Macri of plotting against her.
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Federal Judge Claudio Bonadio, who is leading the investigation, is a declared opponent of the former president.
Last week he ordered searches on several of her family's properties in the province of Santa Cruz in a separate probe on money laundering.
Ms Fernandez's supporters accuse Mr Macri of political persecution.
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