Cristina Fernández de Kirchner judiciary. Minister Julio Alak said that extending an injunction that allowed Clarín to keep its assets during the trial would be an insurrection, and it was rumored that judges who did not rule as the government wished might face impeachment. The court extended the inunction. Cristina Kirchner claims that journalistic objectivity does not exist, and that all journalists act on behalf of certain interests. She also justified the lack of press conferences, arguing that it is not important for her administration. Anthony Mills, deputy director of the International Press Institute, compared the harassment against the press in Argentina with cases
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner with high treason. However, as a sitting senator, she enjoyed immunity from prosecution. On 5 March 2018, Fernández was indicted for obstructing investigation into the 1994 AMIA Bombing which killed 85 people, with Fernández allegedly making a deal with the Iranian government to stop investigating Iranian officials who may be involved in the attack in exchange for better prices on Iranian oil and other products. Fernández can still face trial despite her immunity, while legislators also have the choice to strip her of immunity. Both Kirchner and her former minister Florencio Randazzo wanted to run for senator for the Buenos