Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner , Argentina ex-President Kirchner hit with more corruption charges Monday Sep 10,2018

Argentina's former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was indicted on Monday Sep 10,2018 on charges that her administration accepted bribes from construction companies in exchange for public works contracts, according to an indictment released by a federal judge.

The former president is accused of heading a network that received bribes in exchange for lucrative public works contracts during both her presidency - from 2007 to 2015 - and that of her late husband, Nestor Kirchner, who led Argentina from 2003 to 2007.

In a 500-page ruling on Monday, federal judge Claudio Bonadio also ordered Kirchner's arrest, saying that she could attempt to "obstruct the judicial process" if free.

Kirchner, now a senator, has parliamentary immunity which prevents detention but not prosecution.

Last year, a request to strip Kirchner of her immunity as part of a separate case failed. But in August senators voted to partially lift her immunity, allowing apartments belonging to the 65-year-old to be searched