President Iván Duque said on Tuesday that he accepted the resignation of the Minister of Justice, Margarita Cabello, who is among the options to assume the position of Attorney General.
“I have accepted the resignation of Dr. Margarita Cabello Blanco, who worked as Minister of Justice. I want to highlight her efforts to advance prison policy, bring justice closer to citizens and promote life imprisonment against child rapists,” said the agent on Twitter.
Duque added that “Dr. Margarita, a great woman at the service of the judicial branch. She has been a judge, deputy attorney and president of the @CorteSupremaJ. We recognize and appreciate her work in the Government and her work for a more effective justice and closer to the citizen”.
Dr. Margarita, a great woman at the service of the judicial branch. She has been a judge, deputy attorney and president of the @CorteSupremaJ. We acknowledge and appreciate his work in the Government and his work for a more efficient justice and closer to the citizen.
– Iván Duque (@IvanDuque) August 18, 2020
The minister recently also received the support of four political parties for her election. This Tuesday they would define the liberals.
In the letter of resignation, addressed to the head of state and dated last Monday, the outgoing official announced that her step aside is given “to face the campaign before the honorable Senate of the Republic that must conclude with the election of the next attorney or the next attorney general of the Nation, “and adds that she does so” out of respect for the dignity that I hold and the transparency and impartiality in the process. “
In addition, in the letter, he makes a quick review of his management at the head of the law portfolio, in which he maintains that in the 14 months that he was in charge, he presented six bills: reform of legal offices, Arbitration Statute, adjustments to the Contentious Code Administrative and Administrative Procedure, Conciliation Statute, Agrarian Jurisdiction and reform of the family police stations.
It adds the “digitization of justice” and of notaries and consulates, “the advance in the drug policy ‘Ruta Futuro'”, the “optimization of the local and rural justice service in 853 municipalities”, the enactment of “methods conflict resolution, “the” issuance of legislative decrees to face the pandemic “and” permanent support for the plan to improve the prison infrastructure. “
And, finally, he thanks the president for the appointments in the Ministry of Justice and now in the shortlist for the leadership of the Public Ministry.
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