Mariano Cúneo Libarona Explained

Mariano Cúneo Libarona
Office:Minister of Justice
President:Javier Milei
Term Start:10 December 2023
Predecessor:Martín Soria
Education:Universidad del Museo Social Argentino
University of Salamanca

Mariano Cúneo Libarona (born 1961) is an Argentine lawyer.

Biography

Mariano Cúneo Libarona is a lawyer and worked for the Eurnekian family for 30 years. He defended Hugo Eurnekian in the notebook case. He defended Guillermo Coppola, who was acquitted, and then in turn accused the judge Hernán Bernasconi, who ended up in prison.[1]

Judge Norberto Oyarbide jailed him for extortion, during the AMIA bombing case. He was acquitted some years later.[1]

Javier Milei was elected president of Argentina in 2023, and announced him as the new minister of justice.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Los ministros de la Corte recibieron a Cúneo Libarona, el ministro de Justicia de Javier Milei. The ministers of the Court received Cúneo Libarona, Javier Milei's minister of justice. Spanish. November 23, 2023. La Nación. November 23, 2023.