Tag: Patricia Bullrich

• Thursday, October 25th 2018 - 07:17 UTC

  Argentine government disappointed with Pope Francis involvement in local politics

  

  Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich has criticized Pope Francis, the leader of the Catholic Church, saying he has not “taken the necessary distance from Argentine politics.”

• Friday, October 12th 2018 - 14:36 UTC

  Argentine security minister draws spotlight on complicity between social leaders and drug rings

  

  Argentina's Security Minister Patricia Bullrich Thursday took aim before Congress at an alleged complicity between “certain social movements” and drug trafficking in villas de emergencia (shanty towns).

• Friday, August 17th 2018 - 11:01 UTC

  Argentina offering reward for the recovery of assets from corruption scheme

  

  Argentina is offering a reward for information leading to the recovery of money from a case in which former President Cristina Fernandez is accused of leading a corruption scheme involving officials and business leaders.

• Saturday, February 17th 2018 - 09:59 UTC

  Argentina moves closer to the US in security and crime-fighting policies

  

  Argentina is taking new steps to solidify its security relationship with the United States, a move that may be aimed at generating support — both political and material — for a shift toward more hard-line domestic crime-fighting policies. In a trip to the United States last week, Argentine Security Minister Patricia Bullrich met with several top US officials to discuss security issues.

• Thursday, November 16th 2017 - 08:55 UTC

  Argentine navy and air force dispute operation of the five refurbished Super Etendard

  

  The purchase by Argentina of five refurbished French Super Etendard to help with security measures when Argentina hosts the 2018 G20 summit, which will bring together the world's top leaders, has triggered a dispute among the country's services since the current defense minister, Oscar Aguad wants to concentrate all military aircraft in the Air Force.

• Wednesday, June 21st 2017 - 05:08 UTC

  Argentina: Nazi paraphernalia stash found in Buenos Aires suburb

  

  Around 75 artifacts believed to have belonged to high-ranking nazi officers, which were stashed in a private collector's home in Beccar, a suburb of Buenos Aires, were found by Argentine police. The discovery is regarded to be further proof of the presence of Nazis in South America after World War II.

• Tuesday, June 20th 2017 - 20:34 UTC

  Argentine Army's website hacked - by ISIS?

  

  The Argentine Army issued a press release through its Department of Institutional Communication to address the computer attack suffered in the previous hours and inform that the case had been reported to the judiciary's Specialized Cybercrime Unit (UFECI) and that “none of the critical computer systems had been affected.”

• Tuesday, August 16th 2016 - 07:03 UTC

  Macri will move in an armored car following an attack with stones

  

  Argentine president Mauricio Macri will be moving in an armored sealed following this month's attack with stones during a rally in the city of Mar del Plata. The measure was announced by Security minister Patricia Bullrich who claimed political activists close to former president Cristina Fernandez of having organized the attack.

• Monday, April 4th 2016 - 04:04 UTC

  Macri's ministers pledge not a single day rest in the fight for Malvinas sovereignty

  

  ”There's not going to be a single day in the four years of (President Mauricio Macri) government in which we will not continue to fight for our rights in the South Atlantic”, said Argentine Interior minister Rogelio Frigerio during the April 2 commemoration of Malvinas war veteran and Fallen Day in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego.

• Monday, February 22nd 2016 - 08:51 UTC

  New rules in Argentina on handling protests and pickets becomes controversial

  

  The Argentine chapter of Amnesty International (AI) joined the human rights groups that have criticized the new guidelines unveiled by President Mauricio Macri's Security Ministry to handle protests, saying that it was unconstitutional as it restricts key rights, including freedom of the press by limiting the role of journalists.