Prosecutors leave their robes in Cuba: Staff of jurists decreases in Ciego de Ávila

Cuban prosecutors are abandoning their robes and one of the territories where the number of jurists is most noticeable is Ciego de Ávila.

Invader He detailed that 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 rate 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.

Cruz Rivera asked his subordinates to reflect on the reasons for the drain of talent and the importance of retaining qualified professionals.

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 recognized to the official press that all this has consequences on the constitutional guarantees of citizens.