María José Sarmiento
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María José Sarmiento is an Argentine judge, with a record of taking part in many known trials.
In 1997, during the government of Carlos Menem
, she ruled against a raise of taxes for telephones. Other judges made similar rulings, which were ratified afterwards.
During 2002 she made many rulings that authorized people to get their money, kept in the banks due to the corralito
. By doing so she joined the line of judges that deemed the measure unconstitutional.
In 2007 she ordered Felisa Miceli
, minister of economy by that time, to answer to the Senate about an amount of money destined to the Greco group in a hidden manner.
In 2008 she considered that the blockade of the San Martín bridge was illegal. Such blockade is done by neighbours of the city, protesting against the placement of factories nearby.
In the beginning of 2010, during a judicial break, she ruled against two decrees of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. First she denied the use of Reserves of the Central Bank for paying debt, and then ratified Martín Redrado
as president of it.
In 1997, during the government of Carlos Menem
Carlos Menem
Carlos Saúl Menem is an Argentine politician who was President of Argentina from 1989 to 1999. He is currently an Argentine National Senator for La Rioja Province.-Early life:...
, she ruled against a raise of taxes for telephones. Other judges made similar rulings, which were ratified afterwards.
During 2002 she made many rulings that authorized people to get their money, kept in the banks due to the corralito
Corralito
Corralito was the informal name for the economic measures taken in Argentina at the end of 2001 by Minister of Economy Domingo Cavallo in order to stop a bank run, and which were fully in force for one year. The corralito almost completely froze bank accounts and forbade withdrawals from U.S...
. By doing so she joined the line of judges that deemed the measure unconstitutional.
In 2007 she ordered Felisa Miceli
Felisa Miceli
Felisa Miceli is an Argentine economist, and a former Minister of Economy and Production of Argentina...
, minister of economy by that time, to answer to the Senate about an amount of money destined to the Greco group in a hidden manner.
In 2008 she considered that the blockade of the San Martín bridge was illegal. Such blockade is done by neighbours of the city, protesting against the placement of factories nearby.
In the beginning of 2010, during a judicial break, she ruled against two decrees of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. First she denied the use of Reserves of the Central Bank for paying debt, and then ratified Martín Redrado
Martín Redrado
Hernán Martín Pérez Redrado is an Argentine economist and policy-maker. He served as President of the Central Bank of Argentina between September 2004 and January 2010.-Early life and career:...
as president of it.