Buenos Aires, March 4 (NA) – Following this morning's meeting at the Olivos residence, President Javier Milei announced the departure of Minister of Justice Mariano Cúneo Libarona, who will be replaced by lawyer Juan Bautista Mahiques. According to Argentine News Agency, the lawyer has held the position of Attorney General of the City of Buenos Aires since October 30, 2019, and has also served as head of the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP), an entity that brings together prosecutors, since September 2022. A native of Mercedes, Buenos Aires province, the lawyer studied at the Faculty of Law of the University of Buenos Aires and earned a master's degree in Justice Administration from the Italian university Unitelma Sapienza in Rome. At just 45 years old, he has served as a representative of the Executive Branch before the National Council of the Magistracy and as Undersecretary of Penitentiary Affairs and Relations with the Judiciary and the Academic Community of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. Juan Bautista Mahiques is the new Minister of Justice, following the departure of Cúneo Libarona. He is also a member of the IAP's World Training Academy alongside colleagues from countries such as the United States, Australia, Canada, France, South Africa, the Republic of Korea, and Brazil. The son of a judge of the Federal Chamber of Criminal Cassation, Carlos Mahiques, he teaches at the Basic Cycle of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA). His successor will be the Attorney General of the City of Buenos Aires, Juan Bautista Mahiques, as reported by President Javier Milei on his official X account. 'Thank you very much, Mariano, for more than two years of tireless work. I also recognize the work of Mariano Cúneo Libarona, who led the first stage of the transformation that we must consolidate with responsibility and firmness,' he added. 'Argentina needs a Justice system independent of political disputes, impartial in its decisions, agile in its times, and modern in its tools; an institution that protects victims, does not confuse guarantees with impunity, and reaffirms, without exceptions, that the law is fulfilled equally for all. I thank President Javier Milei for his trust in me to assume this responsibility. This course requires institutions that function under the rule of law and a legal system with clear and stable rules that rebuilds public trust, provides real security, and a predictable framework for those who abide by the law,' Mahiques wrote on the same social network. The incoming minister thanked Karina Milei, General Secretary of the Presidency, 'for her permanent support and for the dedication with which she leads and strengthens the government's political team.' 'I assume this function with the conviction that without legal security there are no investments, without stable rules there is no development, and without independent judges there is no Republic,' Mahiques concluded. VLLC!', Milei wrote on Twitter. The message was met with a more extensive response from the new national official. The new Minister of Justice is Dr. Juan Bautista Mahiques, who will continue to work to make Argentina great again. His leadership has been clear in marking the path: without justice, there is no possible future. Previously, he also served as Deputy Director of the Higher Institute of Public Security (ISSP) (2020 to 2024).__IP__He was also in charge of representing the National Council of the Magistrature before the Bicameral Commission for the Monitoring and Implementation of the Federal Criminal Procedure Code of the Honorable National Congress. Prior to presiding over the International Association of Prosecutors (IAP) in September 2022, he served as an Ordinary Member of the Executive Committee and in 2021 was elected Vice President for the Latin American region. #AgenciaNA Finally, Mariano Cúneo Libarona confirmed his departure as Minister of Justice after several weeks of speculation.
