The Minister of Security, Patricia Bullrichpresents this Friday the “Juvenile Criminal Law Project“, with the one who seeks lower the age of imputability to 13 years of age. The official is expected to speak at a press conference from the headquarters of the Ministry of Security accompanied by her Justice peer, Mariano Cuneo Libarona.
The news was anticipated hours before by the presidential spokesperson, Manuel Adorni, in his press conference. “The Minister of Security Patricia Bullrich and the Minister of Justice, Mariano Cúneo Libarona, are going to announce the sending of a bill to Congress to lower the age of imputability from 16 to 13 years old“explained the official.
Although the details of the regulations are yet to be known, Adorni reported that, according to official government data, In 2023, 2,197 crimes were committed that were awarded to minors.
For Adorni, “it was always a position of this Government, even before taking office and embarking on the adventure of the elections, which Whether minors can make decisions like adults, It is reasonable that they also pay the consequences of the seriousness of their actions as adults.“.
In this context, he pointed out that the government seeks to continue “adapting to the times” since, “in comparative terms,” in other countries in the region, “such as Bolivia, Paraguay, Chile, Colombia and Peru, the age of criminal responsibility is 14 years, and in Brazil, 12.”
Furthermore, he stressed that with this law, “crimes like that of Bruno Bussanich would have justicethe beachcomber murdered in Rosario (last March) by a 15-year-old hitman, who clearly understood the atrocity of what he was doing.”
“The government of Javier Milei installed a paradigm shift in economic matters, but also in matters of security, adult crime, adult punishment“said Adorni to conclude his message.
