The decision, taken by the ruling coalition in its first full session, led to a number of allegations that threatened the independence of the judiciary and, therefore, the defense of democracy and human rights.
This morning, one of the central messages sent by Joe Biden’s special envoy to the Northern Triangle, Ricardo Zika, to the ruling party in Salvador was the removal of judges from the Constitution Room and the removal of the Attorney General from the Constitution.
“I think it is important to say that we do not agree with the decision of the Legislature to remove the five judges and the Attorney General,” Zika Frende said in a Frende interview.
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For this reason, the ambassador added: “In our opinion, the best thing is to restore the situation that existed until April 30.” At that time the Constitutional Chamber was still composed of legally appointed judges, who had the function of controlling the actions of the various branches of the State. A day later, they were illegally fired, and in their place, five lawyers with ties to the ruling party were stopped for disobeying the law.
In addition, there was Attorney General Raul Melara, who was appointed by the Legislature in 2018 following the April 30 lawsuit. There were questions in his election, but the proper procedure for removing him was not followed.
Melara was also under investigation files sent by CICIES alleging corruption in the government.
News from the United States is diplomatic, but direct: The country’s main stakeholder condemns the conspiracy against the judiciary, which is considered part of the constitution and considers it best to return to the state before regime change.
Similarly, EU Ambassador Andrew Pasols spoke. In an interview with Benzo and Ida, he said: “We believe in the best solution to the open crisis. Return to the status quo, respect the balance of powers and the independence of the judiciary and the prosecutor. ”.
Previously, The European representative said it was “shocking” The way the magistrate and attorney general were removed.
The decision, taken by the ruling coalition in its first full session, led to a number of allegations that threatened the independence of the judiciary and, therefore, the defense of democracy and human rights.
For this reason, countries such as the United States did not reject sanctions and other pressure measures to restore constitutional order broken by parties related to Naib Bukhale on May 1.