Argentina held an International Symposium “DNA AS A RESEARCH TOOL IN CRIMINAL CASES”

The objective of the event was to open a public debate on the bill on criminal DNA databases prepared by the province of Santa Fe, and to emphasize the importance of this regulatory framework to achieve greater clarification of crimes and reduction of impunity and recidivism.

Last Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in the city of Santa Fe, capital of the province of Santa Argentina, the International Symposium “DNA AS A RESEARCH TOOL IN CRIMINAL CASES” was held. The event was led by the GTH DNA Latam team and its “Justicia Forense” campaign for Latin America and coordinated by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Santa Fe and the Faculty of Law of the National University of Litoral.

The event featured international speakers who provided elements of experience in the global context on the development of DNA databases as a guide for criminal policy in Argentina. Among the experts was Chris Asplen, executive director of the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) in the US. Asplen focused on the experiences of managing and working with an active DNA database from the perspective of a prosecutor and the court system. Kevin Mills, Director of GTH DNA Latin America, gave a presentation on the evolution of policies in the region and examples of relevant real cases solved using Forensic DNA.

Local expert Victor Moloeznick, head of the Investigation Department of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Santa Fe, also participated. He gave a detailed presentation on the bill, its basic principles, the arguments for including certain crimes, and why sampling should be done at the point of arrest and accusation, not just at sentencing.

The presentations were completed by Tim Schellberg, President of GTH DNA. Tim discussed the global context of DNA, the short-, medium- and long-term gains known to come from such criminal policy and also the challenges in discussing the range of crimes and the length of time for which a State should retain data.

The presentations ended with the intervention of Congressman Juan Martín, who presented arguments from the legislative and political point of view in favor of a criminal DNA database necessary to improve criminal prosecution in Argentina.

Daniela Suarez from GTH DNA and María Consuelo Martí (Director of the AGO Forensic Laboratory) moderated a question and answer session that was presented to the panel on the implementation, regulation and supervision of a criminal DNA database.

The event was attended by 92 delegates from the Judiciary, Academia, Local Congress, Public Prosecutor’s Office and Police along with members of the local press.

The day before the symposium, Kevin Mills and Daniela Suarez from GTH DNA were invited to two live interviews (national radio and state TV), in which they presented a synopsis of the objectives of the symposium and a summary of the work developed by Justicia Forense in Latin America. To watch the interviews, please click on the links below.  

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Hallazgo Forense del Año ADN HIDS 2024

(14 y 15 de mayo)

La esperada presentación anual de GTH DNA “Hallazgo Forense del Año” vuelve esta temporada con más historias de investigación emocionantes de todo el mundo. Podrá verla en línea el próximo 14 de mayo de 2024, durante la Conferencia Virtual de Soluciones de Identificación Humana (HIDS). Como siempre, el programa de este año revisó varios casos interesantes para recopilar y mostrar los mejores hallazgos forenses que utilizaron bases de datos de ADN de maneras únicas y eficaces. Este programa sigue dando a conocer a escala mundial el increíble valor de las bases de datos sobre ADN para resolver y prevenir delitos, identificar a personas desaparecidas y exonerar a inocentes.

BOLIVIA

Legislación relacionada con ADN

Proyecto de Ley 8 de noviembre 2012: Descargar «Propuesta legislativa para crear la base de datos de ADN en Bolivia comenzó con el proyecto de ley llamado «Boliviano» Sistema de Identificación Criminal (SIBIC), con el objetivo de aplicar la biometría autenticación y tecnologías de la información, para el registro y determinación de la identidad de los delincuentes. Esta propuesta fue presentada en la legislatura 2015-2016 con número 0682015-16 y en la legislatura 2016-2017 con número 028/201617.

Bases de datos de ADN existentes

Servicio Nacional de Registro de huellas genéticas y dactilares administrado por el Instituto de Investigaciones Forenses.

 

LEY DEL BANCO DE PERFILES GENÉTICOS DEL ESTADO PLURINACIONAL DE BOLIVIA

 PERÚ

 

Ley 1398 de 2018 / Proyecto de Ley Nº 05630, 18 abril 2000. ADN: Ley de Base y Banco de Datos.

(Congreso de la República del Perú – Enlace)

 

Bases de datos de ADN existentes

Base de datos de desaparecidos Liderado por Policía Nacional.