eight vowels General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ), Following the proposal of the PP, all those appointed at that time announced that they would submit a letter to the acting president of the institution this Thursday, Vicente GuilarteTo force the board of directors consisting of judges to convene an extraordinary general assembly. shows their “intense concern and despair” about the imminent entry into force of the amnesty law.
The document, available to El Periódico de Catalunya from the Prensa Ibérica group, defends the general assembly’s request. It is expected to be held on Monday afternoonIn the arguments used by the Head of Government, Pedro SánchezPublicly advocating for an amnesty law for what happened in Catalonia in the autumn of 2017“and also including those who have previously undertaken to prepare corruption crimes, and then to oppose the legitimate action of the State to bring its authors to justice and to restore the changed public and constitutional order.”
Vocal Carmen Llombart, José Antonio Ballestero, Francisco Gerardo Martínez-Tristán, Juan Manuel Fernández, Juan Martínez Moya, José María Macías, Nuria Díaz Abad And Maria Angeles Carmona Among other reasons, they want the plenary session to approve an institutional declaration because “the future amnesty law will be treated as a bill, which will once again defeat the advisory function of this Council on matters provided for by the EU Constitution.” “The judiciary demands intervention.”
Members suggest their concerns stem from: The amnesty expresses “how much the rule of law has deteriorated, if not been eliminated, in Spain”Because when the law comes into force “it will inevitably have consequences that will harm the real interests of Spain.” Whatever is said in the preface, they state, ““His true motivation has already been expressed.” and “What cannot be accepted in any case is an amnesty, and not even a special amnesty, which is generally accepted by the Constitution; its true basis has been expressed by the Deputy Head of Government”. This confuses Spain’s interests with its own.
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They add: “To avoid the hypothetical formation of governments of parties with ideologies different from their own, Clearly incompatible with political change, insisting on the fundamental principle of political pluralism “According to Article 1 of our Constitution, it is a superior value of our legal system.”
“Do this apart from the enforcement of the law It is absolutely incompatible to block ongoing court cases or to annul cases that have been made with final decisions and to turn the decisions into blank paper. “Again, according to our Constitution, Spain is intended to be established, and at least with the principle of the rule of law that has been established so far,” they continue.
They also think that amnesty means “if any” Creating an intention to remain legally irresponsible and unpunished for the crimes it commits, which, although not justified by any constitutionally legitimate purpose, does not only violate the principle of responsibility of public authorities, but even the equality of citizens before the law is its most fundamental principle”.
In his view, CGPJ’s corporate statement should conclude by stating: The amnesty not only violates the Constitution, but also the commitments Spain has undertaken with the “Treaty on European Union”. “So that the principles of the rule of law and judicial independence always prevail.”