Every time the Supreme Court tries to clear up things, justices dig themselves deeper into the hole, Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández told reporters renewing the government’s position that there have been irregularities in the process to re-elect Ricardo Lorenzetti as head of Argentina’s maximum tribunal.
“A spokesman of the court came out saying they have made a mistake,” Fernández pointed out this morning as he arrived at the government house.
Aníbal Fernández insisted that Justice Carlos Fayt was not present when the meeting minutes reelecting Lorenzetti was signed. That writ, the head of ministers added, said that the 97-year-old magistrate delivered his opinion “twice” saying who had to be the president of the Supreme Court, falling into what Fernández considered “ideological falseness.”
“They say it was Fayt who made two formal proposals on the agreement when Dr. Fayt was not there. God knows how long it’s been with all (agreements been set) behind his back.”
According to the cabinet chief, there are five people to be considered responsible for committing “ideological falseness”: SC head Ricardo Lorenzetti, members of the tribunal Carlos Maqueda, Carlos Fayt and Elena Highton and also the court’s secretary who «vouched» for the veracity of the act.
Affirming that the government was not “persecuting” Fayt, Fernández called the magistrate to come publicly in order to dispel doubts about his health condition and “put an end to all this quickly.”
“They clear things up and dig themselves deeper into the hole. They say it was a mistake in the minutes meeting but it was insurmountable. Why don’t they make him (Carlos Fayt) come out to explain (the situation)?”
On Wednesday, the lawyer of Carlos Fayt, Carlos Rizzo, said the judge was planning to remain in his post, rejecting any medical test lawmakers of the ruling Victory Front (FpV) party may rquest in the Lower House Impeachment Committee.
In the meantime, the Supreme Court issued a statement earlier in the week ratifying Lorenzetti as president of the Court while spokeswoman María Bourdin yesterday tweeted he had called off a trip to Rome.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald