President Javier Miley This Sunday he defended the nomination of federal judge Ariel Lijo to the Supreme Court and assured that he hopes that The Supreme Court respects the ideas of the Constitution and is “aligned with its values”.
In this regard, he referred to the actions of the magistrate in the arrest of the former vice president Beloved Boudou in the framework of the Ciccone case. “Who put Boudou in prison?”the head of state asked ironically after being consulted on the subject in an interview by Radio Rivadavia.
More rejections for Judge Ariel Lijo: two lawyers’ institutions criticized his application to the Supreme Court of Justice
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Furthermore, he considered that “the reality is that when you go into purist details you can find things for everyone”, which is why “you have to evaluate it in the context in which you are.” In that sense, he explained that Lijo’s application is about “a strategy to have a Court that has a format that more respects the Constitutiona Court aligned with the Constitution, which is a liberal constitution.”
Likewise, he assured that “the expectation” is that both the magistrate and the constitutional lawyer and professor will pass Manuel José García-Mansilla, both proposed by the president. “What I need is a Court that is aligned with the values of freedom”he stressed.
“It arouses too many suspicions”: a forum of lawyers rejected Ariel Lijo’s application to the Supreme Court
“We are the Executive Branch, we do not have to get involved in the Judicial Branch. We have to give him freedom, but we don’t have to interfere“Milei expressed, while pointing out that during the campaign “he was attacked” for not expressing himself “about things that Justice had to do.”
In addition to this, he supported Eduardo Casal at the head of the Attorney General of the Treasury and He hinted that he would continue in his position.. In this regard, he maintained that “he does a good job” and stated that “touching what works seems a bit complex.”