ance ▁the ▁imp unity ▁of ▁public ▁officials , ▁" th us ▁dist ort ing ▁the ▁original ▁initi ative ." ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁C riminal ▁App e als ▁can ce led ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁individuals ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁government ▁minister s ▁and ▁high ▁officials ▁under ▁Men em ▁and ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁accepting ▁in app ropri ate ▁bon uses . ▁The ▁pro sec ution ▁was ▁can ce led ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁the ▁defend ants ' ▁right ▁of ▁due ▁process ▁had ▁been ▁viol ated . ▁Among ▁the ▁defend ants ▁were ▁former ▁Labor ▁Minister ▁José ▁Arm ando ▁Car o ▁Fig u ero a , ▁former ▁Justice ▁Minister ▁E lias ▁J ass an , ▁former ▁Inter ior ▁Secretary ▁Adel ina ▁D ' A less io ▁de ▁Vi ola , ▁and ▁former ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Trade ▁and ▁In vest ment ▁Carlos ▁S ánchez . ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁rem and ed ▁to ▁a ▁lower ▁court . ▁ ▁Public ▁per ception s ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁ 7 2 % ▁of ▁Argent ines ▁thought ▁that ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁their ▁country ▁had ▁increased ▁during ▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁with ▁polit icians ▁and ▁parties ▁identified ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁cor rupt ▁institutions . ▁ ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁street ▁protest s ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 0 1 2 ) ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁Argent ines ▁held ▁a ▁street ▁protest ▁against ▁their ▁government ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁w aving