Former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner was charged in a corruption case on Tuesday&nbsp;and her assets were ordered froze.

Kirchner slammed a judge for indicting her with graft over public tenders saying the ruling was &quot;a big maneuver of political persecution.&quot;

A justice ministry statement said the judge ordered an embargo on her 10 billion pesos ($630 million) asset.

The judge, Julian Ercolini, charged Kirchner with illicit association and fraudulent administration for allegedly favoring a construction magnate friend, Lazaro Baez, in public contracts in Patagonia, her southern political bastion, reported news agency AFP.

Kirchner, who was in office from 2007 to 2015, has repeatedly denied malpractice. Her planning minister at the time of the tenders, Julio de Vido, was also charged.

&quot;I am neither a friend nor an associate of Baez,&quot; Kirchner had said in her testimony. AFP reported that Baez was closed to Kirchner and her late husband Nestor Kirchner, who preceded her as president from 2003 to 2007. Baez has been jailed since April.

(With inputs from AFP)

Kirchner was charged with illicit association and fraudulent administration for allegedly favoring a construction magnate friend

Former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner was charged in a corruption case on Tuesday and her assets were ordered froze. Kirchner slammed a judge for indicting her with graft over public tenders saying the ruling was "a big maneuver of political persecution." A justice ministry statement said the judge ordered an embargo on her 10 billion pesos ($630 million) asset. The judge, Julian Ercolini, charged Kirchner with illicit association and fraudulent administration for allegedly favoring a construction magnate friend, Lazaro Baez, in public contracts in Patagonia, her southern political bastion, reported news agency AFP. Kirchner, who was in office from 2007 to 2015, has repeatedly denied malpractice. Her planning minister at the time of the tenders, Julio de Vido, was also charged. "I am neither a friend nor an associate of Baez," Kirchner had said in her testimony. AFP reported that Baez was closed to Kirchner and her late husband Nestor Kirchner, who preceded her as president from 2003 to 2007. Baez has been jailed since April. (With inputs from AFP)

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