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In full pulse with the judges, Alberto Fernández announced that he accelerates his reform of the Federal Justice

2020-02-29T01:45:08.966Z


The President said it is a matter of concern and questioned the economic administration of the Supreme Court. He also pointed to the opposition for the debate of privilege retirements.


Pablo de León

02/28/2020 - 22:31

  • Clarín.com
  • Politics

A few hours after the scandal in the Chamber of Deputies during the debate about the change in privilege retirements, President Alberto Ángel Fernández confirmed on Friday the sending to Congress of another project that will make noise , both in the Judiciary and in relation to the opposition: the reform of the Federal Justice.

"We are working on the issue, which concerns us and seeks the same, that this works better. I know what I am talking about, because I am a lawyer and I teach Law. Justice needs a revision. We reach a point where things do not they are working well. Justice, in economic terms, moves away from the rest of Argentina, "he said.

The president explained that the project, which will arrive in Parliament next week, "basically tries to put in order and function the Justice that corresponds to the national State, which is the federal Justice."

"It is to start ordering that, to see what we do with the ordinary courts and the City, because we have to transfer certain jurisdictions to the City and we are delayed, among other things," he added during an interview with Radio 10.

This will be done by announcing this reform at the opening of the legislative year, which will be this Sunday - from 12 noon - before the Legislative Assembly , that is, the sum of the body of Deputies as of the Senate of the Nation, which Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

Always, and this Friday he also did it, he stressed that he knows the issue of Justice "as nobody" ("I am the son of a judge"), and that what he seeks is to improve the administration of the Judiciary. "I want independent judges, probos, worthy. I think the vast majority are like that and a few have stained everyone's image, that's why I'm so careful," he said.

What is the judicial reform of Alberto Fernández about? The move is fundamentally against the power and status quo of Comodoro Py - as the group of judges and prosecutors are called in federal courts and are responsible for the causes of corruption - and, as Clarín had already anticipated in December, the Government It aims to boost the accusatory system, this is to speed up the implementation of the criminal procedure system. More judges would be added to liquify the power of the current ones and the entire power of the instruction would be passed to the prosecutors, putting in place a plan that allocates them more resources and that moves employees or endowments which could generate complications.

Gustavo Beliz Photo Maxi Failla

In the case of the judges, the process is simpler: with a law, the denomination is changed to the magistrates and the lot of federal judges can be added to those of the economic criminal jurisdiction and / or those of instruction: thus, there would be more Judges like the current 12 Commodore Py with the same Criminal Procedure Code. The judges of the criminal and correctional jurisdiction would also be added now.

But the doubt that the Fernández administration has not yet resolved is why the number of judges increase so much if the weight of the investigation of the cases remains in the hands of the prosecutors. The argument to expand the number of judges (almost 80?) Is to achieve a geographical reorganization of the jurisdictions, which is a kind of euphemism to liquefy the power of the 12 federal magistrates of Comodoro Py,

On this issue, Alberto Fernández worked with silence and discretion with the Minister of Justice, Marcela Losardo ; the Secretary of Strategic Affairs, Gustavo Béliz , and the Legal and Technical Secretary, Vilma Ibarra .

All these changes are closely followed by the highest court: the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation silently follows the parliamentary treatment that comes about privilege retirements (which reaches judges, chambermaids and prosecutors but not them) and also, which would imply a change in the cast of federal judges, as many of those cases could end up being raised for the Court's consideration.

Towards the highest court, the President also pointed out this Friday in his radio statements. Punctually, he strongly criticized the economic administration carried out by the Supreme Court. "You go to court and see people working in subhuman conditions, absolutely exceeded. How can it be that they have a fixed term of 40 billion pesos? That is savings from the Court, what is left over from the budget. Explain it to me. I don't understand it. They have the salaries they have, they save 40 billion pesos, "he warned.

Dinner of the Association of Magistrates with the Minister of Justice Marcela Losardo and Carlos Rozenkrantz. Photo Archive Clarín

The President also pointed against the opposition, particularly against Together for Change , and accused them of "colonizing Justice" during the government of Mauricio Macri. In addition, he said that during the debate in Deputies, from which the macrista block withdrew, the issue was treated "with an amazing shamelessness."

"Those who colonized Justice were them. I am not even looking for any of the judges they put in to have to retire. It is amazing what they did, judges of oral courts turned them cameramen, they did what they wanted with Justice. They handled the Counselor and the Judiciary in a pathetic way. And now they come to explain to me. But they have a problem with me, I know about this issue. Not me, I know how Justice works, I know it. And the only thing I am trying to do is improve it, "he said.

Source: clarin

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