Cristina Kirchner was transferred to the Otamendi sanatorium because of an abdominal illness

The decision to transfer the former president came after health experts went to 1111 San Jose, where she is under house arrest.

12/20/2025 – 9:27 p.m

The former president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was moved to this Saturday afternoon Otamendi Sanatorium the city of Buenos Aires for a thorough medical examination after submitting a Abdominal discomfortsources close to the former president confirmed to Infobae.

The decision to transfer the former president was taken after visiting health experts San Jose 1111the department in which you fulfill House arrest and after an initial examination, they will consider it necessary to carry out additional studies in the medical center.

The procedure was carried out with appropriate judicial approval. As medical sources revealed to Infobae, it is one appendicitis and will likely need surgery.

Cristina Kirchner’s legal situation

Cristina Kirchner, 72 years oldis serving house arrest in the apartment in the Constitución neighborhood after being convicted in the case announced as “Streets”. On June 10, the Supreme Court confirmed last November’s ruling Room IV of the Criminal Cassation Chamberin which the crime of state fraud through public works contracts was investigated. With this decision, the verdict against the two-time president was final. six years in prison and eternal exclusion hold public office. The ruling includes the confiscation of some 84,000 million pesos.

This week, the Supreme Court upheld the decision ordering the former president to use one electronic anklet.

In the judgment signed this Thursday, the judges of the court also responded to the requests for challenge and decided: “In accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of the Code of Civil and Commercial Procedure of the Nation, reject the claims brought against the judges on a case-by-case basis.” Horacio Daniel Rosatti, Carlos Suprema Fernando Rosenkrantz and Ricardo Luis Lorenzetti; II) To dismiss the appeal against the placement of an electronic surveillance device for lack of independent justification and III) To declare a decision of the Court of Justice in these proceedings ineffective.”

The conditions of his house arrest

In enforcing this judgment, the TOF #2 by CABA has established two measures related to its compliance. On the one hand, it ordered the installation of an electronic monitoring device and, on the other hand, ordered the requirement justified authorization to go to court for visits that were not included in the list of family members, doctors and lawyers defined by CFK. The decision was based on the basis Constant visits who receives the former president in the house where she is under house arrest.

The former president appealed this decision and upheld it Hall IV of the Federal Chamber for Criminal Matters. Against this background, CFK filed an extraordinary appeal, which was dismissed, leading to the filing of a lawsuit in the highest court.

The defense argued that these actions caused concrete and current harm arbitrary restrictions on the constitutional rights of the former president, in particular the principles of privacy, adequacy and proportionality.

The other court decision regarding the former president’s detention conditions was made by the TOF2 judge on Tuesday. Jorge Goriniwho decided to maintain the detention regime in the department of San José 1111, but allowed access to the former president Terrace of the property for a maximum of two hours dailya service corresponding to the exit to the courtyard and intended for inmates in penal institutions.

CFK can go onto the balcony of his apartment without restrictions and now, under these conditions, the building’s terrace is added.

The resolution confirmed the continuity of house arrest, the use of the electronic ankle bracelet and the quarterly checksHowever, introduced another change to visits without permission, which are included in a list provided by the former president. A percentage of those who had been approved for unrestricted entry have been cut and in these cases must provide the reasons for the visits. Some of them include lawyers, doctors, accountants and family members.