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Teresa Peramato, a leading expert on gender-based violence with 35 years of experience, was nominated to restore credibility after her predecessor's conviction for leaking confidential information.
- Coinciding with November 20th, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez nominated veteran prosecutor Teresa Peramato Martín as Spain's new attorney general, the Moncloa Palace confirmed.
- After a months-long probe and trial, Spain's Supreme Court found Álvaro García Ortiz, former Attorney General, guilty last week and suspended him for two years, fined him, and ordered $11,500 in damages.
- With more than 35 years of experience, Teresa Peramato Martín has led the Progressive Prosecutors' Union and served as chief criminal prosecutor at the Supreme Court Prosecutor's Office.
- The Council of Ministers began the confirmation process on Tuesday, with the Ministry of Justice requesting the formal appointment procedure and the CGPJ set to issue a non-binding opinion before the Justice Committee hearing and King Felipe VI's swearing-in.
- Prosecutors' associations say the nomination could restore credibility, with government sources saying she `has the unanimous recognition of legal professionals`; critics say it signals continuity due to Teresa Peramato Martín's ties to García Ortiz, weakening Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's coalition.
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35-year-old career attorney is one of the greatest experts in the fight against gender-based violence
Spain nominates gender-based violence specialist as next chief prosecutor
Spain's government nominated Teresa Peramato, a specialist in the law around gender-based violence, as the next chief prosecutor on Tuesday, a day after the resignation of the previous incumbent who had been found guilty in a leak case.
The election of Teresa Peramato Martín (Salamanca, 1962), now chief prosecutor of the Criminal Section of the Supreme Court's Prosecutor's Office as a substitute for Álvaro García Ortiz, has not surprised him in the fiscal career. With his appointment as Attorney General he will continue on the path of the progressive line and close to the government of Pedro Sánchez that began with the appointment of Dolores Delgado, former Justice Minister and…
With the proposal that Teresa Peramato be appointed Attorney General of the State, the process to replace Álvaro García Ortiz begins.
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