Eduardo Paladini
06/16/2020 - 13:44
- Clarín.com
- Politics
As in soccer, the decision was accelerated after a 5 to 0 against. On April 24 the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation unanimously rejected the "declaratory action of certainty" that Cristina Kirchner, as the main authority of the Senate, had filed to guarantee the validity of the virtual sessions. Beyond that the vice president then sought to present that ruling as a victory, and even the meetings in the Upper House have been taking place without formal problems, what the Supreme Court made clear then is that it would not be so simple for the former president to obtain a majority in that body.
Cristina's interest in the Court clearly ran - on the other hand. A central one: as Clarín recounted , there must be resolved three appeals that his defense presented and could delay or directly overturn the only oral and public trial for corruption in progress against the former president. It is the cause for the millionaire road works that were granted to Lázaro Báez during her government and, the accusation assures, returned in the form of a hidden bribe to the former president.
The trial began in May of last year and today it is in an unusual virtual limbo: after the fourth request made by the Federal Oral Court that carries out the process to guarantee the online operation of the hearings, the Judicial Council will He asked for details by email to later evaluate the order. Of course: they clarified to him that before he has hundreds of similar claims to resolve . Patience.
But this delay in their favor, Cristina and her advisers understand, does not guarantee future victory. And sooner or later, in this and other cases, the Court must act; the one that Christianity, with its own vice at the head, decided to attack again. Questioning it and refloating the idea of an enlargement. The former president and her former secretary Oscar Parrilli, current senator, pointed to an alleged inaction of the High Court to investigate the spread of eavesdropping involving them. And more: as the "Directorate of Judicial Assistance in Complex Crimes and Organized Crime" became dependent on the Court with macrism, Parrilli directly blamed Ricardo Lorenzetti for the scandal.
Rafaela's judge was the head of the body when the controversy arose. In Kirchnerism they mention an alleged endorsement of her for the dissemination of the dialogues where the former president, among other things, asked for pressure from the judges and insulted allies and opponents. Lorenzetti of course denies this and refers to reports that exempted the eavesdropping office from the scandal.
But the criticisms are not just about the past. The last attack occurred this Monday, when the brand-new head of the Federal Penitentiary Service, María Laura Garrigós de Rébori, said that the Supreme Court "is not working as it should" and asked for a change in the first person: "We deserve another Court" , he warned. Garrigós is the founder of Legitimate Justice and used to the Instituto Patria. It's Cristina.
The official's request runs parallel to the suggestion of jurists linked to Kirchnerism to return to a nine-member Court. Judicial Mathematics: with related candidates, the circumstantial April 5 to 0 can be reconfigured. In the middle of the bid, there was a subtle change (or not so much) in Alberto Fernández's position . In campaign and as soon as he took office, the President had been exhaustive (and had thus transmitted it to the judicial red circle) in that the Court did not need modifications. A couple of weeks ago, on the other hand, he clarified that although he still thinks that the number is correct (he was the head of the Cabinet when the law that reduced the amount was enacted), he is willing to listen to the group of experts who could advise you on the subject. One of the names that circulates for that council is that of Cristina's lawyer, José Beraldi.
Is there a ceiling in Congress to vote the reduction and then appoint new members? "If there is a time, it is now or soon. Nothing guarantees that the government will do well in the legislature and can lose weight in the chambers. And now it also has the appointment of the attorney to enter the negotiation," evaluates a judicial source.
The Government wants to appoint Daniel Rafecas as head of the prosecutors. And in parallel, it encourages the listeners to return to their orbit. " Cristina thinks now and in the medium term . For this reason, she is also going to want a judicial reform that takes power away from the Comodoro Py judges," adds another source, who is following the cases against the former president.
More presumptions for the trouble: an eventual default or even with an eventual settlement, it is discounted that the pandemic will leave an economic trend to manage, a complicated scenario to move forward with reforms that for society may not be a priority or ignite -more- the flame from the crack.