Once again, the sudden departure of an official from Javier Miley’s government was surprising. In this case, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Human Rights. A senior official at Casa Rosada indicated that he “did not obey a political order,” although he did not provide further details on the matter.
On the contrary, another sector of the government suggests that Baños left because of the imminent departure of his friend Mariano Cuneo Libarona In February next year.
The current Undersecretary resigned from his position on Thursday after gaining notoriety weeks ago due to his expressions in… United Nations Committee on Torture. According to Ministry of Justice sources, the former official submitted his resignation today, explaining this “He is someone very close to Cuneo, a friend since he was a child, and since Mariano left he felt it was right to leave as well and leave everything as it should be.”
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he The United Nations Committee against Torture meets in GenevaSwitzerland in the middle of last month, there Bathrooms He attended with Julian Currie, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Prisons Affairs; and Diego Goldman, Undersecretary for Legal Affairs, Ministry of Security. The former official has now disputed the number “30 thousand missing”This angered human rights organizations.
The former federal judge confirmed at the time that the number of missing persons He was “doing business” by receiving economic subsidies and accused human rights organizations of trying to “discredit the Argentine Republic.”
Baños is a man very close to the minister Mariano Cuneo Libarona. He is a former federal judge. He came to the Department of Justice with the intention of doing specific work. His arrival at the Ministry was linked to the connection that the now former official had with Kunio.
According to official sources, his statements in The UN Torture Committee had nothing to do with his departure. on the contrary. The government asserts that they agree with their ideological position.
The official’s sudden departure was due to the “state of uncertainty” resulting from the government’s relaunch. The Minister of Justice will depart permanently next February.
Some data explains the function it did Bathrooms. Last May, he moved from minister to deputy minister. It has reduced the workforce by at least 14 hierarchical positions. In addition, there was a factory with approximately 1,000 employees, now reduced to 450 contracts.
With those numbers, Bathrooms She will feel that her job has been fulfilled. He does not need to work in the Ministry of Justice because he is retired from the federal judiciary, and that the reorganization of the government will also lead to the departure of his personal friend, the Minister of Justice, who