Argentine judge seeks arrest of ex-president Cristina Fernandez

A federal judge has asked Argentina’s senate to allow the arrest and trial of former president Cristina Fernandez on a charge of treason for allegedly covering up the role of Iranians in a 1994 bomb attack on a Jewish centre.

A federal judge has asked Argentina’s senate to allow the arrest and trial of former president Cristina Fernandez on a charge of treason for allegedly covering up the role of Iranians in a 1994 bomb attack on a Jewish centre.

Judge Claudio Bonadio asked politicians to remove Ms Fernandez’s immunity from prosecution, which she gained when she was sworn in as a senator last week.