Buenos Aires, February 27 (teleSUR-RHC)-- A political movement affiliated with the ruling coalition in Argentina was the target of an armed attack on Wednesday.

In the early hours of February 25th, a gunman fired 11 times into the The Evita Movement Cultural and Political Center, causing damages but no injuries. The center is located just 200 meters from the presidential residence of Cristina Fernandez. The Evita Movement is a member of the Front for Victory, currently the ruling coalition in the South American country.

The Argentine human rights secretary denounced the attack, who in a statement said, “These types of acts are at the same time an assault on the full exercise of democracy and political participation.”

Jorge Taina, a leader of the Evita Movement and an early candidate for the presidency, said that this violent incident was an intimidation attempt but not solely of his group but all those who support the Front for Victory.

The Argentinian government and has been target of a vicious campaign by its enemies, who have attempted to link the president to the death of a prosecutor investigating the AMIA case.