The arrival of Juan Bautista Mahiques to the Ministry of Justice It was not the only relevant movement in the redesign of the judicial area of the Government. Next to him he disembarked Santiago Violaa lawyer with a strong presence in federal courts and considered one of the most trusted legal operators in Karina Milei.
His appointment as number two in the portfolio confirms a change in balance within the ruling party: the objective is to concentrate in a man typical of the general secretary of the Presidency the daily link with Commodore Pya key terrain for any government.
The representative of La Libertad Avanza
Viola is lawyer and national representative of the La Libertad Avanza partya role from which he participated in the legal assembly of the libertarian space from its first electoral steps. There he became a regular figure in efforts before the Electoral Justice and in the handling of legal issues linked to the party.
His political closeness with Karina Milei positioned him as one of the trusted men to organize the judicial front of the ruling party. Within the libertarian universe they describe him as a low-profile technician, accustomed to the court halls and with experience in sensitive files.
The decision to place it in the Ministry of Justice responds, to a large extent, to the intention of the general secretary of the Presidency of have a direct interlocutor with judges and prosecutorsavoiding intermediaries in the relationship with the Judiciary.
Track record in high-impact causes
Before joining the Government, Viola intervened in several judicial files with strong public repercussions. Among them, his participation as a lawyer in cases linked to the businessman stands out. Lazaro Baezas well as the defense of people involved in investigations for the appropriation of assets linked to the last dictatorship.
His name also appeared linked to judicial operations during the last decade. In the past he was singled out for his participation in a legal strategy that attempted to remove Judge Sebastián Casanello from an investigation related to the so-called “K Money Route.” That maneuver included the appearance of witnesses who were later accused of false testimony.
In parallel, he developed links with different actors in the judicial and political system, which made him a frequent interlocutor in the world of federal courts.
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