Argentine capital's right to TASER guns stirs controversry
Manoel Giffoni
Press TV, Buenos Aires
The High Court of Justice in Argentine’s capital Buenos Aires has authorized far-right city mayor Mauricio Macri to strike an arms deal with the US weapon manufacturer TASER in order to equip the Metropolitan police force with electroshock guns. The decision has sparked not only a debate in the society but also a heated controversy with the government that considers the initiative as a violation of human rights and civil liberties.
Meanwhile, the leader of the mayor's ruling party in the city council argues that the TASER guns are just another means to curb the rising crime rate.
Following the high court decision the government of President Kirchner along with some left-wing parties are now drafting a law to ban these weapons nationwide.
The use of electroshock weapons to fight crime is just one of the several controversial measures put forward by Buenos Aires far-right mayor Mauricio Macri. As he prepares to run for President, his administration is under heavy scrutiny due to the contentious neoliberal policies he implemented during his 7-year term in office.
Mayor Mauricio Macri also recently caused a stir when he said that if he's elected President, his government will completely overhaul the human rights policies adopted in the past decades.
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