, was found guilty by a Court of First Instance of his country for acts of corruption.
The sentence concerns criminal offenses during his tenure as governor of the province of Entre Ríos between 2007-15. A local court ruled that Uribari had committed offenses in violation of the laws governing public administration.
Police investigations into Uribari's corruption cases began in 2016. The court ruled that the former governor used public money in the province of Entre Ríos to serve his personal interests, namely to support his campaign for the Argentine presidency. of 2015. According to the indictment against him, the money he used to serve his personal purposes amounts to eight million dollars. The trial began in 2021 and businessmen and former officials were convicted along with Uribari.
Following the ruling, the 63-year-old politician formally submitted his resignation, which was accepted by Argentine President Alberto Fernandez.
The court ordered that Uribari not hold public office. However, he did not order his immediate imprisonment. According to the laws of the Latin American country, the case must be finalized before the decision of the Court of First Instance is implemented. According to a relevant report in Argentina, Uribari will appeal the decision, appealing, among other things, to the Supreme Court of his homeland.
Besides, the 63-year-old himself stated in his statements that he will exhaust all legal remedies. “The first instance decision is a clear example of arbitrariness, injustice and violation of the rule of law. “I intend to appeal the conviction and prove that I am right,” Uribari said on his Twitter account. vice-presidents of the national council of the Social Justice party. He was also the Minister of Justice, Education, Labor and Social Services of the province of Entre Ríos, before taking office as its governor. while he also had three terms as president of Argentina. It should be noted that Cyprus has developed relations with Argentina, while bilateral agreements have been signed between the two countries. Following the accession of Cyprus to the EU, new perspectives opened up due to the importance that the EU attaches to its relations with Latin American countries.
