Argentina lawmaker loses immunity after lower house vote

Published October 25, 2017

The lower house of Argentina's Congress has voted to remove the immunity from prosecution enjoyed by a lawmaker who was a top official in former President Cristina Fernandez's government.

Local television broadcast images of border police entering the home of Julio de Vido to arrest him shortly after Wednesday's 176-0 vote that opens him to prosecution on corruption charges.

The former planning minister is being investigated on suspicion of having the government overpay more than $7 billion for liquefied gas. He's also being probed for possible embezzlement in another case.

De Vido served in Fernandez's 2007-2015 administration as well as the 2003-2007 government of Fernandez's husband and predecessor, Nestor Kirchner.

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