Argentine court convicts attackers of opposition leader Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner for murder attempt

Fernando Sabag Montiel accused of attempting to assassinate Argentina's former President Kirchner, sits in court at the Comodoro Py federal courthouse, in Buenos Aires

Fernando Sabag Montiel, accused of attempting to assassinate Argentina's former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner when she was vice-president of the country, sits in court at the Comodoro Py federal courthouse in Buenos Aires, Argentina, October 8, 2025 REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

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An Argentine court on Wednesday sentenced two people to prison for attempting to assassinate Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in 2022, when she was serving as vice president.

Fernando Sabag Montiel, a Brazilian national living in Argentina, was found guilty of attempted aggravated homicide with a firearm and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Brenda Uliarte, Montiel's ex-girlfriend, was sentenced to eight years as a necessary accessory to the crime.

Montiel had pulled the trigger on a loaded pistol inches from the vice president's head, which did not fire, and later confessed that he intended to kill her.

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The attack on Fernandez, one of Argentina's most prominent political figures of the past two decades, shocked the nation and drew widespread international condemnation.

She is currently under house arrest in a separate corruption case.

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By Reuters