Kirchner Permitted to Serve Corruption Sentence Under House Arrest.

Yesterday, a federal court in Argentina ruled that Cristina Fernández de Kirchner could serve her 7-year sentence under house arrest. Kirchner has been embroiled in a corruption scandal for years. According to a report in the Guardian, her sentence prohibits her from engaging in any political activities, signaling her decision to withdraw from running in the local Buenos Aires legislative elections this fall. As reported by Reuters, Kirchner will not be allowed to leave her apartment except for medical appointments, and her visitors will be subject to scrutiny by the Argentine courts. It is truly remarkable to see how far this titan of the Peronist movement has fallen.