Photos of Cristina Fernández supporters as she serves a prison sentence for corruption in Argentina
A federal court has granted Fernandez's request to serve a six-year prison sentence for corruption at home, where she lives with her daughter and her granddaughter. The ruling cited her age and security reasons, after the 72-year-old survived an attempted assassination three years ago.
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- Associated Press
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