Juana Rivas, a Maracena (Granada) woman, was convicted of kidnapping her two children in 2016 after she had taken them out of Italy without their parents’ consent and was later pardoned by the Government. General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) to continue disciplinary action to the judge Manuel Piñar, who sentenced him to five years in prison, offensive and annoying demonstrations colleagues, different authorities and a racist hue according to various groups.
on the 14th, from the office Disciplinary Action Supporter To the council’s attorney, initiation of notifications and after appropriate actions the “agreement accepted in due course” will be communicated to him.
Defending Rivas, Carlos Aranguez, in his letter to the Council, draws attention to the statements made by the magistrate on the social network. Facebookif he introduces himself by his full name, he violates the provisions of section 395 of the Judicial Branch Act (LOPJ). It prohibits Judges and Magistrates from sending “congratulations or condemnations to authorities, authorities and public officials or official bodies for their actions”.
“Chairman of the Supreme Court”
Piñar introduces himself on Facebook as the “President of the Judiciary” and in his profile expresses and expresses the following views, in the opinion of Juana Rivas’ legal representative. open insults to more than one group. All of this, reproduced before the board of judges in a 23-page summary, “protects and complies with any opinion as long as it is not officially derogatory” the decency required from those who have the responsibility of distributing justice“.
For this reason, he makes disrespectful statements towards the members of the sect, by including I Pope Francis, in this case, in connection with a report in which he spoke of those who prefer pets to having children (“It’s natural because look, if you have a kid and it turns out like you”, says Pinar); as well as expressions of contempt or disrespect for certain media immigrant or ethnic minority groups (often using terms such as “Moro” or “black”).
Shows also accumulate on Pinar’s page against unions and trade unionists (“Unions are the worst thing this country has, not living and working from the story”), ocagainst left parties and politicianss (“We have the most schizoid tax system in the entire West because it is done by offended politicians”, referring to the CJEU’s decision on taxation on goods abroad). Lawyer adds criticism of policies equality and against gender-based violencewhich judge often uses the term “feminazi”, as well as his remarks to other magistrates, judges or prosecutors.
On the other hand, the lawyer appealed The decision of the Supreme Court of Justice of Andalusia (TSJA), known last week, to reject the complaint made by Juana Rivas Alleged “corporate abuse” against this judge President of the High Criminal Court 1 Grenade.
The complaint filed a criminal complaint against the magistrate. offense of judicial refutation and another offense against moral integrityIn the execution of the sentence, in three judicial decisions of the complainant l., however, the Chamber considered that there was no evidence of any of the two crimes that were inadmissible according to the one requested by the Public Prosecutor. . Nor did he find it appropriate to impose a fine of 5,000 euros demanded by the prosecutor’s office for abuse of rights.
On appeal, the defense magistrate persists in his arguments against him and recalls the case. Orders against Rivas during the investigationconsiders that it may constitute an offense of perjury by “The bias that exists in different behaviors considered as a whole is strong.and grows as the procedure progresses”. The judge’s statements in his tapes also surprised the Prosecutor’s Office, as it included both his tone and the alleged abuse of one of Rivas’ sons. He was dismissed by the justice.