Radical lawmakers brought a draft resolution to the Chamber of Deputies demanding that the national government speed up implementation of the federal accusatory system in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
The initiative was signed by the six national legislators from the Radical Civic Union and targets a sensitive point of the judicial agenda: the transition from a predominantly written and inquisitorial structure to an oral, adversarial model with a stronger role for the Public Prosecutor's Office.
In the text, the deputies argue that continuing to delay application of the accusatory system in Buenos Aires City violates the right of access to justice and weakens constitutional guarantees. The claim focuses on the operational and political delay in completing a reform already foreseen at the federal level.
The accusatory system changes the logic of criminal proceedings. Prosecutors lead investigations, judges concentrate on safeguarding rights and resolving disputes, and oral hearings seek to bring greater transparency, speed and publicity to cases.
For the UCR, the City cannot continue to lag behind other jurisdictions where the model has already been launched or is being implemented. The delay, they warn, creates territorial inequalities in judicial response.
The demand also has an institutional dimension. Accelerating the reform requires budget planning, training, technology, coordination among the judiciary, the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Justice Ministry, as well as sustained political will.
In a context of intense debate over urban security, complex crimes and public trust in the justice system, the Radicals are trying to frame the issue not only as criminal policy, but also as institutional quality and state efficiency.
The debate in Deputies will show whether the governing coalition is willing to activate a judicial agenda combining procedural modernisation, constitutional guarantees and real investigative capacity in the country's main political district.
