2024-08-30 07:07:28
Fabiola Yáñez, the ex-wife of former Argentine President Alberto Fernández, recounted some of the episodes of violence she experienced and said that although she asked the Ministry of Women for help, no one supported her.
Amidst tears it ended Fabiola Yanezformer first lady of Argentina, the interview in which she revealed some of the episodes of violence who reported having lived at the hands of Alberto Fernandez.
In a room at the Emperador hotel in Madrid, Spain, the woman received the journalist from the Infobae media, to whom she told several of The hardest moments he experienced with the former president.
She first said that today she only has the support of her mother, who moved with her to Spain.Alone again, and in Olivos I was also alone. I was always alone“, he said.
Fabiola Yáñez said that what ultimately led her to report the case was the “Telephone harassment, psychological terrorism“to which the former Argentine president subjected her.
“Was for two months threatening me every other day “That if I did this, if I did that, he was going to commit suicide,” she said.
At the same time, she assured that “I have taken care of this man in so many things. Those videos that appeared the other day are nothing compared to what he did.“he said, referring to images in which he appeared with a black eye.
The former first lady said that the work linked to her role “It was what kept me going, and I did it with all the love in the world.“.
Types of violence by Alberto Fernandez towards Fabiola Yanez
According to Fabiola Yáñez, at the beginning there was a love story between her and Fernández, but “Today I am afraid to return home“.
Referring to the release of the photos in which she is seen with her face beaten, the woman said that “I would never have wanted a photo like that to come out of me.“What woman wants to see herself like this on all the television shows and in the media around the world?”
He said that, in addition to physical violence by Alberto Fernández, there was also “Another form of violence that I was subjected to for a very long time, such as telephone harassment“.
“This person spent two months threatening me every other day that if I did this, if I did that, he would commit suicide. That is not done, that is a crime. How am I going to be there for my son if I have a person telling me those things? Every other day, for two months. But that was the last thing this person did,” said Yáñez.
Although he repeated on several occasions that “I can’t talk about that because it’s part of the cause“, as when she was asked if Fernández had subjected her to sexual or economic violence, the former first lady of Argentina did admit that “I lived through a very horrible situation“.
“I had the phone on speaker and he said that my mom and my little sister were… I’m not going to say the word he used… that he was supporting them. That was a way of claiming an economic issue from me and disregarding my family as well. My sister heard it and burst into tears.“, he said.
Regarding episodes of physical violence that he experienced, he reiterated that this is part of the confidentiality of the investigation, but acknowledged that before Fernández assumed the presidency, “There was another kind of violence“.
“The violence that there was before was harassment. All day long. I had to be on the phone, because if I wasn’t on the phone, it was like I was doing I don’t know what.. Time began to lead me to remain more and more locked inside the apartment,” she recalled.
He did not receive help when he asked for it
In the interview, she said that she went to the Ministry of Women in her country to ask for help, but did not receive the support she expected.They came out to defend themselves now when they did not defend me, while they were defenestrating me. They said terrible things about me.“, he said in this regard.
“From the first day they started mistreating me, because you know that I was abused for five years“They only talked about frivolities and lies,” he added.
Fabiola Yáñez said that during the last year of Alberto Fernández’s mandate she He lived with his son in the guest house of the presidential house in Olivosbut he did not want to separate at that moment so as not to harm him.
So, still wanting to help him, I went to live in the guest house, where he would open the door every time he came. But he didn’t just knock on the door to get in. He would open the door like that, slamming it open. And I lived there with my son for the last time,” she said.
He also claimed that through a telephone She found out about her husband’s infidelitiesbecause when his son had it in his possession, photos of naked women arrived.
“First he denied it, then he accepted it, but he didn’t stop doing it either.When I showed him and went to tell him, “What is this on the kid’s phone?” he said: Oh, no, that’s a joke. That girl is at the Casa Rosada every day. And that was a joke. She jokes with everyone.“.
Today, Fabiola says she is feeling better.I feel stronger than ever. And I am strongAt that time I was living in a way that didn’t even allow me to be whole for my son. That’s why I decided to leave the country, for my son.“, he said at the end of the interview.
Gender violence: If you are a victim or witness of economic, psychological, obstetric, physical or sexual violence, you can receive free and confidential advice by calling the National Service for Women and Gender Equality (SernamEG) at 1455. You can also call +569 9700 7000 or the Safe Complaint Hotline: 600 400 0101. If you need psychological, social or legal support, these are the Women’s Centers throughout the country.