The Minister of Justice, Mariano Cúneo Libarona, announced this Wednesday that he will send to Congress
a bill for Forfeiture of Domain
in the face of the security crisis caused by drug traffickers in Rosario.
During the government of Mauricio Macri, a similar project was debated that
included the extinction of the property of those officials with firm prosecution in corruption cases.
We will now have to see the content of the Minister of Justice's project.
The project was blocked by Kirchnerism.
In a statement, Cúneo also promised to accelerate “the
processes of confiscation and auction of assets
from drug trafficking” and
the strengthening of the Rosario delegation of the Financial Information Unit (UIF)
that the government of Alberto Fernández had delayed.
“We sent new backup agents to verify and seize their illicit assets,” he added..
On the other hand, the minister
wants to implement the Accusatory System in Santa Fe after a DNU took that power away from Congress
.
That is to say that the investigations, as is already done in Salta and Jujuy, are carried out by federal prosecutors.
Cúneo also promised to “provide maximum support to judges and prosecutors so that they can carry out their investigations and that drug trafficking cases are quickly elevated to oral trial.”
On the other hand, he said that “
the Public Prosecutor's Office must take charge of more complex investigations
, with its recognized effort,” in a message to the Attorney General of the Nation Eduardo Casal.
Regarding the delayed reform of the Penal Code,
he announced the launch of a drafting commission
to have "new punishable conduct and increase the penalties provided for drug trafficking, organized crime and associated crimes."
The government of Javier Milei included the female quota in the reform commission with three women, among its members such as the federal judge María Eugenia Capuchetti and also the President of the Federal Chamber of Criminal Cassation Dr Mariano Borinsky.
It is important to reform the current penal code, which is more than 100 years old (it dates back to 1921), in difficult times like the one Rosario is experiencing.
The Minister of Justice also promised
to make efforts to fill vacancies for federal judges and prosecutors
.
For this, he will make a request to the National Judicial Council in order to accelerate the competitions for pending vacancies for judges and prosecutors in Santa Fe.
He also committed to creating in Rosario “a physical work space where federal and provincial justice and investigation and security agencies come together and work in coordination.”