Post by account_disabled on Feb 24, 2024 22:39:29 GMT -5
The acting president of the Supreme Court, Francisco Marín, has called on those responsible for the political forces to urgently reach an agreement that allows the renewal of the General Council of the Judiciary . During his intervention, at the opening ceremony of the judicial year, Marín gave a very forceful account of the “devastating” situation in which justice finds itself, “almost assisted breathing.”
In the last year, "the serious problems that affect the functioning of our Judiciary have only worsened as a consequence of the non-renewal of the Council" and the lack of coverage of vacant positions in the Supreme Court and many other bodies. jurisdictional, he has stated. In a speech in which Fax Lists he made reference to the words of Carlos Lesmes, who announced his resignation a year ago , Marín recalled that “the proper functioning of Justice must be a matter of State, (…) which should be above partisan interests ”. That resignation, derived from the “lack of drive or will of the political actors to prevent the very serious damage caused to the defendant, will go down in history as one of the saddest episodes in our constitutional history,” he maintained.
“Can it be stated that the existence of a General Council of the Judiciary, whose mandate has already been exhausted for almost five years, is part of democratic normality? "Is a Supreme Court whose staff is reduced by more than 30% and some of whose chambers are on the verge of collapse compatible with democratic normality?" the president of the Supreme Court has asked.
The interior of the Supreme Court moments before the entry of the authorities. (Image: Pablo Montes)
The High Court adds, with the retirement of a magistrate today, 23 vacancies for magistrates : two in the First Chamber, one in the Second Chamber, Eleven in the Third Chamber, six in the Fourth Chamber and three in the Fifth Chamber. The situation, Marín has described, is leading to a decrease in the number of resolutions of appeals by sentence and it is unfeasible to add even more workload to the remaining magistrates. “ The impact on the rule of law is extremely serious ” and “the first victim of this situation is the defendant,” he stressed.
In the last year, "the serious problems that affect the functioning of our Judiciary have only worsened as a consequence of the non-renewal of the Council" and the lack of coverage of vacant positions in the Supreme Court and many other bodies. jurisdictional, he has stated. In a speech in which Fax Lists he made reference to the words of Carlos Lesmes, who announced his resignation a year ago , Marín recalled that “the proper functioning of Justice must be a matter of State, (…) which should be above partisan interests ”. That resignation, derived from the “lack of drive or will of the political actors to prevent the very serious damage caused to the defendant, will go down in history as one of the saddest episodes in our constitutional history,” he maintained.
“Can it be stated that the existence of a General Council of the Judiciary, whose mandate has already been exhausted for almost five years, is part of democratic normality? "Is a Supreme Court whose staff is reduced by more than 30% and some of whose chambers are on the verge of collapse compatible with democratic normality?" the president of the Supreme Court has asked.
The interior of the Supreme Court moments before the entry of the authorities. (Image: Pablo Montes)
The High Court adds, with the retirement of a magistrate today, 23 vacancies for magistrates : two in the First Chamber, one in the Second Chamber, Eleven in the Third Chamber, six in the Fourth Chamber and three in the Fifth Chamber. The situation, Marín has described, is leading to a decrease in the number of resolutions of appeals by sentence and it is unfeasible to add even more workload to the remaining magistrates. “ The impact on the rule of law is extremely serious ” and “the first victim of this situation is the defendant,” he stressed.