Argentina
The Buenos Aires City Government reaffirmed its request for a jury trial against the judge who halted the application of the Juvenile Criminal Law in a case
The City Minister of Justice, Gabino Tapia, insisted that Laura de Marinis committed a failure to perform her duties. According to him, the purpose of the process is for the jury to assess sanctions that could go as far as removal from office.
The Government of the City of Buenos Aires again defended the request for impeachment against Judge Laura de Marinis, after she declared the lowering of the age of criminal responsibility unconstitutional in a specific case and dismissed a 14-year-old teenager accused of attempted robbery.
The City Minister of Justice, Gabino Tapia, said in statements to Radio Splendid, cited by Todo Noticias and Infobae, that the magistrate failed to carry out her duties and stressed that they expect the jury trial to move forward to a possible removal from office. As he explained, the jury of the City Council of the Magistracy will have to assess whether the judge complied with the rule or not and, if not, impose a sanction that can range from a warning to removal from office.
Tapia questioned De Marinis for having declared the law unconstitutional for a specific case and said she did so without sufficient grounds. He also rejected the idea that the City Government’s filing could be interpreted as a public shaming or as a general disqualification of the City Judiciary.
According to Infobae, the controversy arose in a case involving an attempted robbery in Palermo, in which a 14-year-old teenager was charged. That outlet added that the judge, in charge of Juvenile, Contraventional and Misdemeanor Court No. 3, also ordered the intervention of the Council for the Rights of Children and Adolescents to draw up a plan for family support, school reintegration and access to recreational activities.
Infobae also reported that Chamber III of the City Criminal Juvenile Appeals and Cassation Court unanimously overturned the dismissal and removed De Marinis from the case. According to that report, the case will have to return to the court of origin so that another magistrate can be appointed and the investigation can continue under the new Juvenile Criminal Regime.
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