The King defends the "independence of Justice" and "respect for the resolutions issued" in the midst of controversy over the amnesty

Cristina Rubio Barcelona

Barcelona

Updated Wednesday, February 14, 2024-13:07

King

Felipe VI

has made a strong defense of the "independence of Justice" as the "essence of the Rule of Law" that everyone "must preserve and respect" in the delivery of offices to the new promotion on Thursday in Barcelona together with the minister of the Presidency and Justice, Félix Bolaños, and the president of the

General Council of the Judiciary

(CGPJ),

Vicente Guilarte.

An event with a strong political charge as it was held in the Catalan capital and in the midst of the debate over the amnesty. Also due to the attacks of the independence movement on the judges and in the midst of strong tension between the Government and the Judiciary due to the latest resolutions on the Democratic Tsunami or the Russian plot of the

process

.

In the midst of this climate, the Monarch has assured that the Judiciary is "a key piece in the institutional architecture designed by the constituents, aware that the function of judging and executing what is judged - attributed exclusively to an independent and fully independent State power." separated from the other powers - respect for the resolutions issued by the judicial bodies and the equality of all before the law are essential conditions in a democracy.

In a speech given to the new promotion on Thursday, King Felipe VI has made reference on several occasions to "judicial independence" - a concept that he has repeated throughout the entire message - and has stressed that the "independence of Power "Judiciary as an institution is essential for the proper functioning of our democracy."

The King has also appealed to the Constitution, citing its article 1, which establishes that Spain is constituted as a Social and Democratic State of Law that advocates justice, "as one of the superior values ​​of our legal system." "Without justice, and above all without an independent Justice, the concept of a democratic political community would not truly exist," he added.

At one point in his speech, the Monarch also wanted to remember the two civil guards "murdered in the act of duty against drug trafficking" in Barbate. "Let us remember Miguel Ángel González Gómez and David Pérez Carracedo -by the way, born here, in Barcelona-, the two civil guards murdered."

"From here I want to convey all our solidarity to his family, his colleagues and commanders, as well as wishing that his injured colleagues recover soon," he added.

Aragonès Plantation

Felipe VI arrived at 11:50 this Wednesday at the Barcelona International Convention Center (CCIB) to deliver dispatches to the 72nd Promotion of the judicial career.

Upon his arrival, he was not received by the president of the Generalitat, Pere Aragonès, nor by the mayor of Barcelona, ​​Jaume Collboni, who has called a press conference at the City Hall at the same time to report on the negotiations of the City Council Budgets. .

Of course, on behalf of the Generalitat, the Minister of Justice, Rights and Memory, Gemma Ubasart, attended, and on behalf of Barcelona City Council, the Deputy Mayor for Social Rights, Maria Eugènia, also sat in the first row of the auditorium. Gay.