Argentina judges seek detention of Fernandez ally

Former Planning Minister Julio De Vido arrives at the federal justice building where former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner attended court, in Buenos Aires, Argentina April 13, 2016. Picture taken April 13, 2016. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Three Argentine judges ordered that a key official in former President Cristina Fernandez's government be detained on Tuesday as part of a probe into an alleged case of fraud.

The request to detain former planning minister and current lawmaker Julio De Vido comes five days before the country's parliamentary elections in which Fernandez is seeking a Senate seat.