Former Buenos Aires Prosecutor Appointed Argentina's Justice Minister

Juan Bautista Mahiques, former Attorney General of Buenos Aires, has officially taken office as Argentina's Minister of Justice. He replaced Mariano Cúneo Libarona in this position. The oath-taking ceremony took place at the Casa Rosada in the presence of President Javier Milei and the entire government.

Buenos Aires, March 5 (NA) – The former Attorney General of the City of Buenos Aires, Juan Bautista Mahiques, assumed this Thursday as the new Minister of Justice of the Nation, replacing Mariano Cúneo Libarona. Mahiques took the oath before President Javier Milei, in a brief ceremony in the White Hall of the Casa Rosada and before the full libertarian Government. News in development...

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