National Bank of Genetic Data warns lack of budget prevents it from taking samples
Argentina’s National Bank of Genetic Data, an institution dedicated to finding the stolen babies of dictatorship victims, warned that they are unable to continue taking samples requested by judges in crimes against humanity cases due to budgetary issues.
In an official notice sent to federal judges last week, the institution’s technical director, Mariana Herrera Piñero, warned that it would no longer be able to process biological samples requested by the judiciary “strictly due to budgetary reasons.”
The notification was sent to all courts that had requested the institution collect samples in ongoing cases involving the........
