Judge annuls Bullrich’s anti-protest protocol, calling it ‘illegitimate’ |
A federal judge has annulled the anti-protest protocol introduced by former Security Minister Patricia Bullrich, which banned protesters from blocking roads. However, the protocol will remain in effect because the government appealed the decision.
Judge Martín Cormick ruled that the ministry’s rules effectively regulated “constitutional and conventional rights,” something which can only be done through Congress. The protocol is an internal guideline for security forces. It is not a law and has not been passed by lawmakers. Therefore, the ministry violated the law by “taking on legislative powers it does not have,” he wrote.
The protocol says security forces can move against protesters who are blocking roads. It also created a register of social movements and their leaders, and said they should pay the costs........