Claudio Bonadio facts for kids
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Claudio Bonadio
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| Born | 1 February 1956 |
| Died | 4 February 2020 (aged 64) Buenos Aires, Argentina
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| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
| Occupation | Federal judge and lawyer |
Claudio Bonadio (born February 1, 1956 – died February 4, 2020) was an important judge from Argentina. He was in charge of a special court called Federal Criminal and Correctional Court No. 11 starting in 1994. In this role, he worked on many big cases that were very important to the public. Some of these cases involved well-known government officials and politicians, including former Presidents of Argentina like Fernando de la Rúa, Néstor Kirchner, and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.
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Becoming a Judge
Claudio Bonadio studied law at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and became a lawyer in 1988.
Before becoming a judge, he worked as an advisor for a government official from 1990 to 1994. In 1993, President Carlos Menem chose him to be a federal judge in a court in Morón, Buenos Aires. Later, he was moved to the National Criminal and Correctional Court. This happened when the president decided to create more federal courts.
Important Cases He Handled
Cases About Public Services
In 1998, Judge Bonadio handled a case involving the head of PAMI, which is a big public health service. There were questions about how money was being used in PAMI. Later, some people raised concerns about how Judge Bonadio handled this case. They thought he might have been too easy on some people involved.
A journalist published information about the case, and Judge Bonadio started a case against the journalist. However, a higher court later said the journalist had the right to share information.
AMIA Bombing Investigation
On July 18, 1994, a terrible terrorist attack happened at the Argentine Israel Mutual Association (AMIA) building in Buenos Aires. Many people died and were injured.
Judge Bonadio was involved in the investigation of this attack. He was looking into whether there were attempts to hide information or create false leads in the case. However, in 2005, he was removed from this part of the case. The court felt he might not be fair because some people he knew were also being investigated.
Later, in 2010, a prosecutor named Alberto Nisman made accusations against Bonadio. Nisman claimed he received threats and that there might have been illegal spying related to the AMIA case.
Hotesur Case
The Hotesur case was about hotels owned by the Kirchner family. Investigators wanted to know if the hotel rooms were rented out in unusual ways.
In 2014, Judge Bonadio ordered a search of the Hotesur offices. There were some questions about whether the police force he used for the search had the right to operate in that area.
In 2015, Judge Bonadio was removed from the Hotesur case. The reason was that he might have stopped some people from properly defending themselves in court. He was also seen as being unfair by not letting experts from both sides look at all the documents.
Notebooks Case
The "Notebooks case" was a very big investigation. It was about claims that government officials, especially during the time of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's presidency, received secret payments. These payments were supposedly written down in notebooks by a former driver for a public official.
Starting in 2018, Judge Bonadio worked on this case with a prosecutor. As part of this investigation, many business people and former government officials were questioned.
See also
In Spanish: Claudio Bonadio para niños
