The judiciary defends the Spanish courts against the criticism of Pablo Iglesias

The General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) issued a statement on Thursday to respond to Pablo Iglesias , who said yesterday in an interview that European justice had humiliated the Spanish, referring to the ruling of the EU Court on Oriol Junqueras .

"From the most absolute respect for the right to freedom of expression, the Permanent Commission considers it essential to reaffirm that the actions of the Judiciary, an essential institution in any democratic society, always pursue compliance with the Law and the defense of the rights recognized by all Spanish citizens, the foundation of our Social and Democratic State of Law, "says the CGPJ in defense of the Supreme Court.

"The Permanent Commission", continues the highest governing body of judges, "also wants to remember, in relation to the performance of other courts in respect of which there is no subordination of the Spanish Justice, that none of them has made a final ruling on the euroorders issued to Belgium against Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comín -which are suspended- nor on the one issued to Scotland against Clara Ponsatí -which is still being processed-; and that only the German regional court of Schleswig-Holstein rejected, against the criterion of the Prosecutor's Office of that country, the delivery of Carles Puigdemont for

be prosecuted for the crime of rebellion, although he accepted his surrender for the misappropriation of public flows.

The CGPJ concludes: "As it has done throughout the present mandate of the CGPJ on the occasion of other pronouncements of members of the Executive Branch in relation to court proceedings, the Permanent Commission appeals to moderation, prudence and restraint and institutional responsibility to avoid the political use of Justice or the questioning of the independence, impartiality and professionalism of the judges and magistrates that make up the Judiciary. "

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

• Carles Puigdemont
• Pablo Iglesias
• Oriol Junqueras
• Supreme Court
• General Council of the Judiciary
• Clara Ponsati
• Belgium
• Justice

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