With the phrase that “I neither won nor lost, I just leave in peace,” the Attorney General of the RepublicMiriam Germán Brito, offered this Tuesday the memories of the four years of management at the head of the persecuting body.
Although the attorney general assured that significant progress has been made during her administration, she points out that it is not an easy task, because there are “resistances, clashes, practices” that need to be developed and new approaches that need to be imposed.
Miriam Germán Brito said that shaping an institution that has had significant limitations for years is an arduous task. But despite the obstacles encountered, she can say that there is progress in the right direction.
“One of my priorities is to empower the members of the institution to carry out their duties responsibly. I only intervened when strictly necessary to define consistent criteria for the prosecution of crimes and to protect vulnerable populations. I have had understandable differences with some members of the institution, reaching consensus in some cases and not reaching agreements in others. The vision I have for leading this institution is not shared by everyone and cannot be,” said the attorney general, who said she will leave her post on August 16.
He said that among its characteristics is the “letting it happen”, especially with regard to prosecutors, even if there were differences.
“And that is fine. What I cannot allow myself is to give in to the pressure of sectors that understand that justice is a game of individual interests and not a sacred vocation. My principles prevail above all,” he added.
Miriam German reveals her struggle
According to the Attorney General, these four years have not been easy, as they have been marked by “subtle attacks, internal disqualifications and, on the issues, fierce and irrational attacks where any trace of balance or even honesty is absent.”
“I have seen those who never acknowledge anything, and also those who always help you up and tell you to keep going. Although it could be said that it is no longer fashionable, I maintain the idea that ethics should not be absent from politics and even less so from public service. I also speak of a universal and humanistic ethic. Within this profession of judging the people I admire and respect, whether in literature, art, or music, I usually refer to them as my particular gods or goddesses,” he said.
In her speech, before thanking all her collaborators, Miriam Germán Brito said, quoting a milonga, that “the courage I asked for was granted to me; the courage that came when it was due. I neither won nor lost, I just leave in peace.”
