Former Argentina president cleared of bribery
Fernando De la Rua, Argentina's former president, has been cleared of bribery charges.
An Argentine court found on Monday that de la Rua was innocent of bribing senators to pass a controversial work reform bill as the country's economy neared bankruptcy more than a decade ago.
De la Rua and seven others, including a former labour minister, senators and a congressional worker, were absolved of charges of paying out bribes estimated at $5m to a group of senators for their support in a labour law that would have weakened workers rights, as the country faced an economic collapse 13 years ago.
De la Rua said the trial, which has lasted almost two years, was politically motivated.
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English: BBC, AP, Press TV Iran
Spanish: Diario El Argentino, La Nacion (both Argentina), El Mundo (Spain)
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