Bid to murder Argentinas Kirchner was for social good: suspect [Video]

The man who tried to shoot Argentina’s ex-president Cristina Kirchner point blank in the face told his murder trial on Wednesday that the failed assassination bid was “an act of justice” for “the social good.”

“Kirchner is corrupt, she steals and harms society,” said Fernando Sabag Montiel, 37, whose gun misfired after he held it to the then-vice president’s face and pulled the trigger twice, on September 1, 2022.

An unrepentant Sabag Montiel went on trial Wednesday for attempted murder over the botched shooting of the politician who has been a central figure in Argentina for two decades.

“The idea was to kill Cristina,” he said, calmly describing his motivation as personal and not political.

Sabag Montiel appeared in court alongside his then-girlfriend Brenda Uliarte, 25, who is being charged as a co-conspirator and allegedly incited the attack in text messages.

A third suspect, Nicolas Carrizo, 29, is a friend …