Argentine Government Threatens Buenos Aires Judge Who Released Detained Protesters - teleSUR English
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The judge who released the defendants for the incidents in Congress said she prioritized the right to protest and did not analyze the background of the detainees
Karina Andrade defended the resolution that provoked the reaction of the national government. She said that the prosecutor and the police did not present evidence to defend the operations and decided to guarantee the "constitutional rights" of the people who were apprehended. "It was not a late decision," she said.
Argentine Government Threatens Buenos Aires Judge Who Released Detained Protesters - teleSUR English
Fundamental constitutional rights were at stake, such as the right to petition authorities, the Court said. On Thursday, Karina Andrade, the presiding judge of the Criminal Court of First Instance of the City of Buenos Aires, ordered the “immediate” release of 114 citizens detained during the protests in support of retirees. RELATED: Argentine Photographer Wounded by Police Gunfire is in Serious Condition “Fundamental constitutional rights were …
Who is Karina Andrade, the judge who ordered the release of those detained for demonstrations in Congress?
The judge considered that the arrests made by the City affected constitutional rights. She also noted that there was "a small amount of information" about where they were made, at what time and why.National officials questioned the judge's decision and pointed to the "rotating door" of the Justice.
114 protesters arrested during incidents in Congress were released
In the early hours of the morning, 114 of the demonstrators arrested during the clashes against the security forces in the vicinity of the Congress were ordered to be released. This was confirmed to THE NATION from the Criminal Court of Contravention and Misdemeanours 15 of the city of Buenos Aires, by Judge Karina Andrade, and sources of the City Police. The judge's decision was made after analyzing the information provided by the Public Defend…
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