If the ruling of the Supreme Court had condemned by rebellion, the probability that the European Court of Human Rights would marry her would have been very high. The discredit of the Spanish Justice would have reached overwhelming levels and a formidable weapon would have been provided to the secessionists.

It is very easy to use an article of the Criminal Code to weaken the TS. But those who know the national and European legal system are the magistrates and not the journalists. The judges of the Supreme Court also have extensive experience in applying Justice with prudence and fairness. On February 4, I wrote on this page an article entitled Conspiracy for Rebellion , underlining European risks. In the end, Judge Marchena and his colleagues in the Court were successful in issuing a balanced sentence , drawn up after an exemplary process for its transparency. What it is about now is to close ranks with the TS.

And, yes, address the problem that is intuited in the short term. The acting president has stated emphatically that he will be relentless, forcing strict compliance with the sentence. Surely Sanchez thinks this time what he says, but lacks credibility. It is the political parties, the judges and the prosecutors, also the media, who have the obligation to monitor any veleity because it has been placed in the hands of the puppet president of the Generalitat, the racist Torra, the possibility of maneuvers that fragilize compliance of the sentence.

They taught me as a child to hate crime and pity the offender . In this case there is plenty of compassion for the offender because all those convicted have not only not expressed any regrets, but have attacked the TS and have ensured recidivism.

The alert today is not only to force the sentence to be enforced but also to avoid the risk of escape . The situation would require the transfer of criminals to other Spanish prisons, subtracting Torra the possibility of making fun of TS decisions. "Without justice - it is read in the City of God - what would the Kingdoms be but a game of robbers?" And when a judge asked Felipe II what he demanded, the Monarch's response retains full relevance: "Doing justice."

Luis María Anson, of the Royal Spanish Academy.

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