Spain's PM Accuses Judges of 'Doing Politics' in Corruption Cases

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The progressive Justices and Judges for Democracy points to the existence of a "partisan instrumentization of certain judicial processes" Pedro Sánchez: "There are judges doing politics and doing immense damage to justice" The Professional Association of the Judiciary (APM), the Francisco de Vitoria Judicial Association (AJFV) and the Independent Judicial Forum (FJI) have criticized the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, for saying in a…

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The president of the government denounced on Monday the presence of "a minority" of judges dedicated to making "politics" and, as expected, his statements have not sat well with the various judicial associations of Spain. Associations of a more conservative court, like the Francisco de Vitoria (AJFV), have denounced that the words of Pedro Sánchez contribute to generating "social distrust" and "erosion the foundations of our democracy." But disc…

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The president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, has assured this Monday that he believes that “there are judges doing politics”, “fortunately” the minority, and “politicians trying to do justice”, something that, he has lamented, makes a “terrible damage” to the judiciary, while appealing to a reflection of the General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) on “how to be able to defend themselves against processes that are clearly very defectiv…

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The Spanish head of government openly criticises the involvement of some judges in corruption cases affecting his relatives The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, questioned about the

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Pedro Sánchez, who has gone so far as to denounce Judge Peinado, who has his wife in court, for his misdemeanor, raises the tone against the magistrates who are investigating his family. “I defend the honesty and innocence of my family. There are judges who do not comply with the law,” the President of the Government said in an interview on TVE, after more than a year without granting any in Spain. “This is a glaring case that there is a problem…