Mirtha Legrand spoke about Alberto Fernández after the complaint for gender violence: “There is no going back from this”

Amid the repercussions generated by the complaint he made Fabiola Yanez against her ex-partner, former president Alberto Fernández, for gender violence, the presenter Mirtha Legrand did not avoid the scandal and expressed solidarity with the former first lady. “Poor thing. How come no one from the presidential residence said so?” she questioned.

Unable to hide her surprise, the host said: “What an explosion this has been,” after learning the details of the relationship between the former president and the mother of his son. Francisco Fernandez. Then, Chiqui pointed out the feminist image that she had established since the electoral campaign she led in 2019.

“That speech in defense of women, raising his arm… We all said: ‘Look how good,’” recalled Legrand, referring to the way he constructed his image in the eyes of the public, since, at the time, he defined himself as “the first feminist.” He also did not let it go that the scandal had already crossed borders, due to the fact that several international media outlets echoed the cause.

Following this, the host of “La Noche de Mirtha”, broadcast on the TV screen The Thirteenpointed out that “the terrible thing is that it became public, abroad they talk about it because there is no known case of such an attitude from a president.” In fact, Fernández became the first former head of state to be accused of gender violence and alleged threats throughout national history.

Without a doubt, the event set such a precedent that it caused the actress from the golden age of Argentine cinema to point out that “There is no coming back from this.” He also stressed that “All the women have turned against him””, referring to the discomfort that it caused in “the female world”. She even said that “that is terrible, it is the worst thing that can happen to her”.

Mirtha Legrand’s anger with Alberto Fernández’s secretary

On the other hand, Legrand pointed against Alberto Fernández’s secretary, Maria Canteroto whom Fabiola had allegedly gone to ask for help after an alleged assault. “The secretary could have reported it, right?” she questioned, before saying: “How can you keep quiet? You are an accomplice.”

The complaint of Fabiola Yanez

The case gained media coverage after it became known that the judge Julian Ercolini He had summoned the journalist on June 28, after having found a series of messages, photos and a video on Cantero’s phone – who is being investigated in the case of insurance contracted by the Nation – which would have revealed a series of violent acts that she would have suffered at the hands of the former president, when he was still in office.

Although the former first lady had initially denied to the judge her intentions to report her ex-partner, The situation changed last Tuesday. The straw that broke the camel’s back was the alleged threats that the former head of state had made to him for almost two months, according to what he confided in an exclusive interview with a media outlet.

Once this occurred, the judge issued a series of restrictive measures against the former president. They were officially notified on Thursday, August 8.Alberto Fernández is prohibited from leaving the country, approaching the complainant or communicating with her by any means. The latter became relevant, since Yañez said he was suffering from “psychological terrorism.”