Fernando Sabag Montiel, 35, a Brazilian who tried to kill Argentina’s vice president, Cristina Kirchner, said on Tuesday (6) that his girlfriend was not involved in the attack. The statement was made in testimony to the Argentine court – he avoided answering the other questions. Sabag had already refused to testify hours after the crime.
His girlfriend, Brenda Uliarte, 23, also denied taking part in the attack on Tuesday. In a 35-minute deposition to Judge María Eugenia Capuchetti, she only answered questions from her lawyer, intended to support her defense.
According to the newspaper La Nación, the young woman said that she does not agree with the incident and that she considers it abominable, although she has alleged political differences with Cristina. She would not have commented on the weapon used in the crime. Hours before the deposition, the local press published pictures of Uliarte with a pistol in his belt. Registration is from May 8.
Investigators point out that the weapon is the same used by Sabag on Thursday (1st) and that the scenario of the records resembles the suspect’s last address – in contrast to the information that she moved there in August.
The images were found on the Brazilian’s cell phone SIM card. The device itself, as reported this Monday (5), had the data apparently erased while it was under police analysis, which prompted a separate investigation.
Other records show Sabag holding a weapon similar to the one used in the attack perpetrated against Cristina and ammunition corresponding to those used in the attack. According to Clarin, the Brazilian had the bullets for a year.
Investigators also seized Uliarte’s cell phones, but she refused to provide the device’s password. Still, the Argentine police managed to unlock the cell phone with the help of software.
Also this Tuesday, Uliarte’s father told Clarin that his daughter “wouldn’t hurt Cristina” and said he hopes the vice president will receive him so he can apologize. He defines himself as an ultra-kirchnerist and considers Cristina “a second mother”.
“Brenda, on the other hand, doesn’t like politics. She’s manipulated and she’s a very long-suffering creature,” he said.
Also this Tuesday, the newspaper La Nación reported that investigators found records that Uliarte passed by the vice president’s door, in the Recoleta neighborhood of Buenos Aires, days before Sabag’s action. There are, however, no details on what she did in the region.
The publication also highlights that the Argentine police see indications that more people may have participated in the decision to attack Cristina, although they do not believe that it is a large organization.
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