Argentina
Monteoliva said the transfer of inmates from Devoto to Marcos Paz will begin soon and gave details of Leo XIV's visit
The security minister said the prison move will be carried out in stages and without a set date. She also explained how the Pope's meeting with a small group of inmates will be during his visit to Argentina.
Alejandra Monteoliva said the transfer of inmates from Devoto prison to the Marcos Paz complex will begin “very soon” and will be carried out in different phases, although she declined to specify a start date. As she explained, the operation follows the planned schedule and is part of a process the Government had been placing in the final quarter of the year.
The minister said Leo XIV’s visit to the prison in Buenos Aires will coincide with that relocation scheme. She indicated that the meeting will not be with all detainees, but with a small group selected by the Catholic Church through prison ministry, based on their life stories, which will then be sent to the Vatican.
According to the information provided, the activity will last about 20 minutes and will include a blessing. Monteoliva said that only the Pope, the inmates invited and personnel from the Federal Penitentiary Service will be present in that space.
The minister also detailed that the papal visit to Argentina, scheduled between November 8 and 11, will involve a 120-hour security operation in the city of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires province and Córdoba. The plan includes three airports, four mass events and 11 closed-door activities, with an estimated turnout of seven million people.
According to Monteoliva, Javier Milei asked that all available resources be coordinated for that deployment. The official added that the President will hold a bilateral meeting with Leo XIV at Casa Rosada and will also take part in an event at Palacio Libertad.
In the same interview, Monteoliva welcomed the Appeals Chamber’s decision to overturn the ruling that had declared the juvenile criminal regime unconstitutional and removed Judge Laura de Marinis from the case. She said that initial ruling went against the Government’s position and defended the need for a state response to crimes committed by minors.
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