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Minister Mercedes Rus was in the Legislature to defend the package of 11 Security laws.
Two fundamental changes
The deputy Silvia Gómez (UCR) reporting member of the Executive, explained what the two modifications introduced by the project: on the one hand, seeks to progressively expand the material jurisdiction of the jury trial and the other is the introduction of a preliminary hearing, related to the procedure and admission of evidence.
While in the law that was approved in 2018 approved that a popular court declare those accused guilty or innocent of aggravated homicide, provided for in article 80 of the National Penal Code, this seeks to ensure that both simple homicides (when a person kills another through negligence and not with the intention of doing so) such as robberies aggravated by the use of weapons and that cause serious or very serious injuries to the victims.
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Regarding the preliminary hearing, if the Public Prosecutor’s Office or the Ministry of Defense they suppose that That test is affecting them, they can appeal it, in a short period of time.
In this case, A judge other than the one who judged the evidence will decide whether or not it goes to trial by jury.
Furthermore, Gómez stated that “the participation of citizens is very valuable and with an invaluable commitment,” and added: “since 2018, Mendoza has demonstrated a commitment to this State public policy, in which it was proposed to extend the scope and this expansion It has been done with gradualism and prudence. This time we seek to ensure that both the criminal justice system and the jury trial are strengthened.”
He also recalled that, From 2018 to the present, 45 jury trials were carried out and this system has added transparency to the judicial system.
What the opposition said
Valentina Morán (PJ) He expressed that “jury trials imply humanizing justice and allowing ordinary people to follow the work that justice does, and another innovative feature is the integration of gender equality in this prosecution model, we have a lot of evidence that is fruit of “With consensus, favorable situations can be reached for all Mendoza residents.”
Instead, Emanuel Fugazzotto of the Green Party, He expressed himself in favor of the project in general and against Article No. 1.
He argued this by saying that his bloc sees as a common point in several projects that there is a tendency to “limit the functions of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, and it is precisely on which this system is based; and puts the investigation and responsibility for the judicial investigation (ex officio or by complaint) in charge of the prosecutors in order to reach the trial stage.”
