Cordoba’s legislature is on track to approve it in Wednesday’s session. a package of sheetssix of them are related to the implementation of the new flagrant delicto prosecutorsone of the reforms promoted by the judiciary to streamline the criminal justice response when someone is caught committing a crime.
The system was defined by the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) through a resolution adopted in October, which created an integrated system of prosecutor’s offices and ordered the creation of nine prosecutors specializing in flagrante delictois intended to intervene in simple crimes such as robberies and robberies when the perpetrator is caught in the act.
To date, criminal investigations have been organized primarily by the more than 20 district attorney’s offices, which divide their jurisdiction by geographic area of the city. With the new model Incidents of offensive will be referred to these specific unitswhile the most complex incidents – gang attacks, fraud or criminal organizations – continue in the offices of the regional prosecutor.
The public prosecutor’s offices for flagrante delicto will operate at two locations: Central-North Zonewith five prosecutors. And in the South zonebased in the Residencial América district, in the former police station building 13, which was converted to accommodate the new judicial structure. Four prosecutors will work there.
Within this framework, the Commission for Constitutional Affairs of the unicameral chamber works under the chairmanship of Bernardo Knipscheeradvanced on Friday in send four sheetswhich add up to two others approved on December 15th. In this way the six sheets the designation They will arrive at the venue this Wednesday for approval by the plenary session at the penultimate meeting of the year.
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The documents to be agreed by the legislator correspond Monica Barbero (Prosecution No. 48), Elio Olmos (Prosecution No. 49), Esilda Archilla Funes (Prosecution No. 50) and Esteban Gran Grundy (Prosecution No. 51). They had previously received a statement from Federico Rivas And Alberto Falconwhich will occupy public prosecutor’s offices Nos. 46 and 47.
The remaining three positions will be filled by Prosecutors who already form the public ministry –Pablo Cuenca Tagle, Gerardo Reyes and Silvana Paez– will be assigned to the new scent system, which will include nine prosecutors’ offices.
How will they work?
The flagrant units are organized by certain areas: Reception of arrested persons, initial investigations, court proceedings, control of guarantees and medical assessment.
This last area was one of the tricky points during the adaptation of the building of the former police station 13where clinics and health workers have been involved to ensure immediate medical examinations and avoid complaints of ill-treatment during detention.
The main aim of the system is Shorten court times, avoid lengthy detentions, and ensure rapid responses to common crimesbut low complexity. The TSJ decision even provides for mechanisms to measure and evaluate the performance of these prosecutors.
Support with objections
There were no substantive objections to the creation of public prosecutors from the legislative opposition, although there were warnings. “You can’t be against it Add taxes “We have been pointing out the shortage of staff in the judiciary for years,” said the lawmaker Viviana Martoccia (Civic Front). However, he warned that the system will only be effective if funding, adequate infrastructure, technology and sufficient human resources are ensured.
In this sense, the career of lawyer Barbero was highlighted, a prosecutor recognized for her actions in complex cases. His lecture concluded for Martoccia that ““The judicial outcomes are directly dependent on having the appropriate equipment and technical resources for the task.”
“It is okay that certain units only deal with flagrante delicto. It is also true that if these units do not have the human, economic and technological resources“And if they do not have the working conditions, in reality they will be far behind,” the parliamentary judge noted.
In doing so, the opposition warned that if the new prosecutors’ offices did not carry out their mandate, they could quickly become overwhelmed and tensions could flare up again with the residents of the areas where the headquarters is based.
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What’s coming
In addition to the prosecutor’s instructions, the meeting on the 23rd would include the consideration of the state of emergency in public intercity transport and the law to promote the country’s event industry and creative industriesknown as the “orange economy”.
Both the ruling party and the opposition indicate that this will be the case a new call before the end of the year (There is talk of the 29th or 30th), although the agenda is not yet precise, but the cards are set on an executive project that arrives at the last minute.
The focus is on making changes Provincial Coexistence Codebut it’s only a possibility. “Nothing is defined at the moment,” confided an official source. There is speculation about the application of stricter sanctions Trout oranges who demand payment under blackmail. Tougher penalties are also being considered for those who create open dumping, such as those already imposed in the ejido of the city of Córdoba.
Currently, Prosecutors in flagrante delicto already have the legislative green light to move forward in Wednesday’s plenary session. The challenge, according to the opposition, will be that the new system does not stop halfway.
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