with a scale in which the departure of active prosecutors weighs much more than the rate of graduates, and the pressure that this entails in the administration of Justice, the president of the Supreme Court of Cuba, Rubén Remigio Ferro, applauded the latest signs of support heard from his subordinates.
Present at a meeting of the Artemisa courts, the senior official of the Cuban totalitarian regime highlighted the words heard in the conclave, all referring to the commitment of jurists to the defense of a legal-political order that keeps more than a thousand political prisoners in the country's prisons.
“Enthusiastic and willing, this is how the judges and workers of the Artemisa courts expressed themselves at their annual meeting. 'Unity', 'vocation', 'I am still and will continue here because I want to and I like it', were the most heard expressions. "How good!!!", said Remigio Ferro on his social networks.
The migration crisis caused by the misgovernment of the so-called “continuity” of Miguel Diaz-Canel has led to hundreds of thousands of Cubans to undertake an unprecedented exodus in the country's history. Among the professionals who have abandoned their lives in Cuba, there are also officials and workers in the administration of justice.
A recent report of the official press pointed out that Cuban prosecutors are abandoning the toga and analyzed the case of Ciego de Ávila, one of the territories in which the workforce of jurists is most noticeable.
Between 2022 and 2023 there has been a significant departure of prosecutors in Ciego de Ávila, with 28 resignations that exceed the 22 that occurred in the previous five years. This situation has led the Provincial Prosecutor's Office to operate with just over half of the staff necessary for its 10 municipalities.
Given the difficulty of filling the 93 positions, currently occupied by 52 prosecutors, a debate has been generated about possible solutions to alleviate this crisis.
The Deputy Attorney General of the Republic, Reinaldo Cruz Rivera, said that alternatives must be sought to strengthen the fiscal body, take exceptional measures and recognize the performance of young graduates of Medium Technician in Law.
At the "Máximo Gómez Báez" University of Ciego de Ávila, some law students have been working with the Prosecutor's Office since their third academic year. The regime assures that this is a practice that has given them good results but that it is still insufficient to meet the high demand for jurists in the province.
The departure of active prosecutors exceeds the pace of graduates. The training of future jurists is a challenge in the country. The government is considering curricular adjustments and the possibility of increasing the number of students in the specialty.
However, the economic and social reality of Cuba is critical and provides more lucrative job opportunities outside the public sector, which aggravates the situation.
Given this panorama, Cruz Rivera asked his subordinates to reflect on the reasons for the drain of talent and the importance of retaining qualified professionals, taking into account that the absence of prosecutors also has an impact on the increase in crime and limits the effectiveness of justice in the region.
The lack of personnel affects the control of the criminal investigation and delays judicial processes. The jurists consulted by the official press recognized that all this has consequences on the constitutional guarantees of citizens.
But for Remigio Ferro it is enough to hear a subordinate say “I am still and will continue here because I want to and I like it” to confirm that “the replacement” is guaranteed, and that “#CubaAvanzaYLesDuele”.
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