The communist leader Myriam Bregman criticized the implementation of the new juvenile criminal regime, which lowers the age of criminal responsibility to 14 years, and came out to defend underage offenders.
Through her X account, Bregman published a message in which she criticized both the government of Javier Milei and sectors of the opposition that supported the initiative, describing the reform as a tool aimed at “regimenting and persecuting the youth.”
“Today the new juvenile criminal regime came into effect. Although it may seem impossible, there were people who were elected as opponents, or even progressives, and ended up giving Milei and Bullrich the tools to regiment and persecute the youth,” wrote the leader.
In this regard, Bregman targeted those who supported the reform and accused them of becoming “accomplices” of the government. “They are accomplices of this far-right government, which tightens the screws on working families while advancing with the criminalization of youth and poverty,” she stated.
The message generated questions about the way the leader characterizes the reform. The new regime establishes that adolescents from 14 years old can be subject to a specific juvenile criminal system in case of committing serious crimes and contemplates different responses depending on the offense.
Bregman closed her post with a strong criticism of Milei's government and dismissed the idea that the new legislation could offer a solution: “Nothing good or any solution to the problems can come from there.”
