Manuel Marraco Madrid

Madrid

Updated Friday, February 23, 2024-02:08

  • Swiss Justice again refuses to collaborate in the 'Tsunami' investigation and asks the Government for information on the Amnesty Law

  • Courts The judge sees it as "inadmissible" for Switzerland to ask him for information on the Amnesty Law and reminds him that he has an obligation to collaborate in 'Tsunami'

Judge Manuel García-Castellón's response to

Switzerland

's reluctance to investigate

Tsunami

continues.

Yesterday, the judge of the National Court asked the Supreme Court

Prosecutor's Office

to send him the report of the courtroom prosecutors in which they concluded that there was sufficient evidence to open a formal investigation into Carles Puigdemont for alleged terrorism crimes.

His intention is to send the document to the Swiss authorities to overcome his objections.

This Monday, the

Tsunami

judge received Switzerland's response to his request for collaboration to locate the general secretary of ERC,

Marta Rovira

, and to obtain information about a bank account used to finance the platform's activities.

Switzerland refused to respond to both points and asked the magistrate for more information.

He also questioned the evidence against Marta Rovira and requested data on the Amnesty Law, in addition to suggesting that the investigation could have a political overtone.

«In view of the state of the present proceedings and in particular the response of the Swiss authorities [...], the existence of a document written by the Hon.

Mr. Chief Prosecutor for the preparation of the Report that will determine the criteria of the Public Ministry [on the accusation of Puigdemont], it is agreed to request from the Prosecutor's Office of the Supreme Court the sending of a copy of said document to be attached to the documentation that is will be sent to the Swiss authorities as soon as possible," says the judge.

The magistrate does not refer to the subsequent writing of the lieutenant prosecutor of the Supreme Court, which was not known at the time of issuing the judicial resolution.

This report rejects the former

president

's accusation .

In his first response to the Swiss refusal, the judge highlighted that he had already sent sufficient material to support his request for collaboration and stressed that, in accordance with the international treaties signed by both countries, Switzerland could not deny its help in a terrorism investigation.

To this he added that he considered it "inadmissible" for Switzerland to ask him for explanations about the Amnesty Law, instead of sticking to the jurisdictional activity that corresponds to the courts.