Edgardo Kuyder: “Intelligence services must be funded”

Edgardo Kuyd He said he remains on the sidelines regarding possible presidential nominees on the Intelligence Committee, but said he expects the administration to be determined at tomorrow’s meeting and advocated for fair control of SIDE’s reserve expenses. In addition, he analyzed the candidacy Ariel Lijo Joining the Supreme Court and insisting that this will be a collective decision, the judges will get the document approved This is going to be difficult“It’s taking two-thirds of the time to come out and we’re seeing pretty mixed numbers,” he said. Modo Fontevecchiago through Internet TV, Introduction to Radio (AM 1190) Radio Amadeus (FM91.1).

Edgardo Kueider is a senator from Entre Ríos and one of the chairmen of the intelligence committees of both chambers, which must oversee SIDE’s set-aside expenses.

Alejandro Gomel: Can the committee issue finally be resolved this week?

This day is called Committee meeting tomorrow at 4 p.m.. So, I guess tomorrow is the day defined by the authorities, that’s the idea.

Grant: Are you in dialogue with the Casa Rosada these days? Is your name finally going to be nominated?

I still don’t know. I know There is probably a meeting today. Senate The issue is being discussed because, in this case, it is the Senate that should make the authorities. So I am waiting for a call about this matter, but I have not received any news so far. So if you ask me what will happen tomorrow, I tell you I don’t know. Only what I read in the media is the information that is being processed.

Grant: Have you discussed this topic with us? Emilio Monzo?There was considerable anger at the Casa Rosada over Monzo chairing the committee…

I don’t know. I make it a rule not to talk to anyone about this, because as I just said in the note I sent you all, I did not apply for this positionI’m just guided by the news reports that some candidates might appear, or others are interested, but the fact is that I haven’t talked to anybody yet.

Elizabethan pointer: Some say that this person could be Martin Loustow, based on some kind of reconciliation, exchange or agreement between Radicalism and the Patriotic Union. This is one of the alternatives, because there they would have eight votes, right?

This was the last thing I read and it looks like there might be some fix or some Kirchnerism and the La Campora Accords Loustow, But I have not spoken to him about whether that is true. Yes, I have read, I repeat, that version. If so, it will get the votes. It will be Coming to terms with Kirchnerismbut these are other considerations.

Delegates: Opposition holds another meeting to try to abolish DNU of SIDE Fund

EP: A while ago we spoke with Margarita Stolbizer and she told us that the House of Representatives will meet on Wednesday to try to reject the DNU’s allocation of these $100 billion for the new SIDE. What will happen to the same issue in the Senate? Will someone also try to reject it? What do you expect?

Let me tell you what I think. Costs allocated to the organization Compared to what others needwe could be in an eternal debate. That is, if you do Lack of university resources Or public education, then you have to cut spending on other organizations. Why give more to one and less to another is the definition of government, and of course, it may be debatable.

If you ask me, I think educate The public must be heavily funded by the state, but organizations like the National Intelligence Agency must also play a role. Now, whether there are more resources or less is another discussion. There are legislators, former legislators, security personnel Having said that these resources are few, Others say there are many… What I believe is he National Intelligence Agency Financing is required We cannot allow a repeat of the mistakes of the past where funding was spent on issues that had nothing to do with the proper function of the intelligence community.

EP: This is a reserved topic, of course, and in my opinion it raises a whole other question.

That’s the purpose of a bicameral system. Control these types of expensesIf the bicameral system does its job well, this won’t happen and organizations like the Intelligence Agency should be properly funded.

So for me The solution is not to not rotate resources The National Intelligence Agency, rather, controls the corresponding use of resources. If you have to flip that DNU Because it allocates resources to SIDE, whether more, less, or otherwise, I prefer to think that Let us better control resources so that our bodies can function as they should.That is the task that we as legislators must give ourselves, and that is exactly the task that must be given, and that is the job of the intelligence control committees of both houses.

Miguel Ángel Toma: “SIDE’s 100 billion is not enough”

Grant: Many saw the creation of SIDE and the return of the name as a return to past practices. Beyond money, is it really possible for the committee to control whether there is internal espionage within itself and others? How is this controlled?

Specifically, the Committee has the following tools: Control where these expenses go. Hold private meetings, make private reports, serve staff They are obliged to provide all this information There are very clear and severe penalties for failure to comply with this provision.

I think These tools areWhat happens is that it was not handled well in the past and today everything is tinged with doubt. Then the discussion becomes difficult because the criteria are that it was not managed well, it was not spent well, or it will not be done. Insider espionageSo we have to just get rid of the NIA or figure out how to do it, otherwise it’s impossible to get it up and running.

As for changing my name, it means going back to the past. It’s a semantic questionEverybody can give it a name that they like best. We are all creative here. One government gives these organizations the name it wants and another government changes these areas and gives them another name. The fact is that if things don’t work or don’t get the right direction, no organization, no matter what it is called, will not work.

Now, if you want to get things done and want your organization to function properly, Control mechanisms must workThis is key. If the control mechanisms don’t work, the organization will do whatever it wants and we will end up in the same problems we’ve had in the past. I’ll do the math. I have had failures in the past. In these controls, if the controls are good, this will not happen. So today we don’t have a service that is under the microscope when discussing whether to allocate resources to it. He will use them for inside espionage or to do things that he shouldn’t be doing. By this standard, the organism must be directly inactivated. That’s what we think.

“Funded to operate”: They accused SIDE of having spent 80% of the $100 billion in additional funds reserved

EP: What has changed so that we can now effectively guarantee that the funds will be used for what they are supposed to be used for? A report by Ferraro, one of the Civic Alliance lawmakers, said that 701 million of the funds set aside for SIDE had already been spent. If this has already happened, how can we ensure that it does not happen again? What has changed?

The only way to make it work here is to control it. If the 70,000 has been spent and no one has taken care of it, We continue to underperformobviously.

The key here is the controlling institution, in this case the bicameral system, They must play a role and take controlIf the bicameral system doesn’t take control, we are at the mercy of the political will to make it work or not, and that depends on the political will. If it hasn’t been done well in the past, there is no guarantee that it will be done better in the future. Or vice versa, that is also unknown. All you have to do is control.

Supporters government They can tell you it will work better now, and the critics will tell you they will do the same thing everyone else did before. That is what bicameral control is for.

I don’t know who will be in charge of leading the bicameral control units, but what has to happen is that the magnifying glass is placed more on the bicameral control units than on the intelligence agencies themselves, because it is Organs that must be controlled. No one else can do this. Theoretically, if 70% of the budget is executed from the funds sent, because I don’t know this because we haven’t started working yet. However, the bicameral control system is working. Although the authorities have not yet designated it, it is working until there is a new designation Previous authorities remain in effect. There are tools.

In fact, I don’t know if they have made any reports or have any information on this. This question will definitely be answered tomorrow.

EP: Senator, a month ago when we were chatting on Modo Fontevecchia, we asked you if you had a clear position on the request of Judge Lijo to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. Wednesday is the hearing in the Senate. Have you already clarified your position?

Let’s define it as a blockWe are analyzing the challenge. The challenge has arrived and we are analyzing its content.

What I can tell you is This topic is complicated Here. I think it takes two-thirds to come out, and we see the numbers are pretty mixed. it’s difficult.we will see.

For our block, Let’s consider the whole scenarioThis is not only a political decision, but we will Analytical Challenges Some departments have already raised this request in the Senate. We will make a decision based on this.

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