He Senate will deal with Thursday from 11 am on Bill to expand the National Registry of Genetic Data for the identification of perpetrators of all types of crimes, after being approved by the House of Representatives in mid-August.
With 146 votes in favor, 87 against and 7 abstentions, the project obtained partial sanction, and if approved in the Senate it will enable the Justice to take genetic samples from people accused, prosecuted or convicted of any crime, something that until now can only be done with people who have been convicted of sexual assault.
Among the novelties of the law, there is also enables the possibility of taking genetic samples of minors, but only if “they were declared criminally responsible for the commission of a crime” and be removed from the registry. The latter should occur “when the accused, prosecuted or convicted person is released from the investigation through a judicial resolution that establishes certainty of matters judged or when the procedural situation has not been resolved and the investigation stage extends for more than three years.”
Another point that expands the record is the incorporation of the genetic fingerprint (contact DNA), since previously DNA was only extracted through fluids, that is, blood, semen or saliva.
Due to the enormity of genetic profiles that must be incorporateda was defined priority according to serious crimes. These are: wilful homicides, sexual abuse, drug trafficking and aggravated robbery.
The regulation was created in response to the commotion caused by the attempted rape and subsequent Murder of teenager Ángeles Rawson by Jorge Mangeri in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Palermo, but This registry contains only the genetic profiles of convicted sexual offenders.
A highly debated aspect during its passage through the Chamber of Deputies, which even required a long recess, had to do with the scope in which the National Registry of Genetic Data was to operate, and the issue was settled by to establish the Ministry of Justice, “or the body that replaces it in the future,” as the area of competence.
In August, the Office of the President celebrated the half-sanction of the regulation, considered as “a revolutionary breakthrough which will forever change the way crime is fought in Argentina” given that “This will enable the comparison of genetic fingerprints obtained at the crime scene with the genetic profile of defendants and convicted persons, thus speeding up the proceedings and ensuring that the guilty end up behind bars.”
“This new system includes voluntary contributions from relatives of people being sought, with the aim of comparing the genetic profile of a body or an unidentified person with the fingerprints provided by the family,” the government added.
The other issue that the Senate will deal with
In addition, the following will be put to a vote in the room: extensions of two federal judges: Jorge Eduardo Morán and Roberto Enrique Hornoswho requested an agreement to extend their stay in the Judiciary for five more years.
The offices of both lawyers have already gathered the necessary signatures and have been authorized to enter the Chamber.
Morán would renew his role as a member of the National Chamber of Appeals for Federal Administrative Litigation of the Federal Capital, Chamber IV; while Hornos would do the same as a member of the National Chamber of Appeals for Economic Criminal Matters of the Federal Capital, Chamber B.
Finally, according to what the agency learned Argentinian Newsa project would be added that declares November 15 of each year as National Day in Memory of the 44 Heroes and Heroines of the ARA San Juan Submarine.
Source: Ambito
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