The Lower House Impeachment Committee has approved a motion to begin evaluations on the health of Supreme Court justice Carlos Fayt, in order to determine whether the judge has the physical and mental capacity to continue in his post.
With a majority vote from the governing Victory Front and its allies, the committee led by Mendozan lawmaker Anabel Fernández Sagasti accepted the proposal brought forward by current Cabinet chief Aníbel Fernández, during his spell as a senator.
Fayt, 97, has seen his health fiercely questioned in the last few weeks, after it was revealed that the veteran judge was not present for the meeting which led to Ricardo Lorenzetti’s re-election at the head of the highest judicial authority. Government-led criticisms have brought equally strong rebukes from opposition politicians and media, who have defended Fayt and his place on the Court.
Source: Buenos Aires Herald