Eduardo Freiler is an Argentinian judge.

Biography

Eduardo Freiler began his career as a federal prosecutor in 1994. He investigated a case of bribes in the Congress, which took place during the presidency of

Fernando de la Rúa Fernando de la Rúa (15 September 19379 July 2019) served as the President of Argentina from 1999 until his resignation in 2001. A member of the Radical Civic Union, he previously served as national senator for Buenos Aires across non-consecuti ...

. He joined the Federal Chamber in 2004. He became noteworthy as he had to deal with most cases involving political corruption during the presidencies of

Néstor Kirchner Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić (; 25 February 195027 October 2010) was an Argentine lawyer and politician who served as the president of Argentina from 2003 to 2007. A member of the Justicialist Party, he previously served as Governor of Sa ...

and

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Cristina Elisabet Fernández de Kirchner (; born 19 February 1953), often referred to by her initials CFK, is an Argentine lawyer and former politician who served as the 56th president of Argentina from 2007 to 2015, and later as the 37th Vice ...

. Most of his rulings benefited them, such as the rejection of a proof in the Skanska case and his refusal to open a case against Cristina Kirchner presented by

Alberto Nisman Natalio Alberto Nisman (5 December 1963 – 18 January 2015) was an Argentine lawyer who worked as a federal prosecutor, noted for being the chief investigator of the 1994 car bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people, th ...

. He is a founding member of "Justicia legítima" (), a group of members of the judiciary that supported Cristina Kirchner. He is investigated over an alleged illicit enrichment, but the

Front for Victory The Front for Victory (, FPV) was a centre-left Peronist electoral alliance in Argentina, and is formally a faction of the Justicialist Party. Former presidents Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner were elected as representatives ...

members of the

Council of Magistracy of the Nation The Council of Magistracy of the Nation () is an organ of the Judicial Branch of the Government of Argentina. It is in charge of appointing judges, of presenting charges against them to an Accusation Jury, and of suspending or deposing them. The c ...

blocked all attempts to investigate him. Senator Ruperto Godoy, one of those members, was removed from the council in August 2017 for not being a lawyer. The proposal to start an impeachment against Freiler then got the required majority, and was approved.

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